Tag Archives: New Zealand
NZ Steel secures 500000 free carbon credits worth NZD 10 million
Source: SteelGuru New Zealand Steel was given nearly 500,000 free carbon credits in 2010, worth nearly NZD 10 million, to cushion it from the impact of a price on carbon, According to the country’s specialist carbon market intelligence service Carbon … Continue reading
Australian jobs on the move to NZ
Madeleine Heffernan Sydney Morning Herald HUNDREDS of Australian jobs have been shifted to New Zealand as local producers try to avoid the impact of high wages, a soaring Australian dollar and restrictive labour laws. Woolworths is the latest to transfer … Continue reading
Google changes enable ‘per country’ blog takedowns
Source: BBC News Blogger sites can now be blocked on a “per country” basis after a change to its web address system. Google will now be able to block access in individual countries following a legal removal request. The new … Continue reading
Goldman, Macquarie, First NZ to Manage Mighty River IPO
Source: Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd. and a partnership of First NZ Capital and Credit Suisse Group AG will manage the initial public offering of Mighty River Power Ltd. as New Zealand’s government starts the biggest round … Continue reading
Goy? It’s a girl goat in a boy goat’s body
Source: NZ Herald AgResearch experiments on genetically modified goats have resulted in the animals producing mostly transgender offspring, which are being milked to find out whether they carry the intended human protein. The goats have been bred on the state … Continue reading