Matahina Power Station is among Manawa Energy’s generation schemes. Photo: Wikipedia / Ulrich Lange, Dunedin The power generator Manawa Energy has reported a strong full year net profit, boosted by the sale of its Trustpower retail business to rival Mercury. Key numbers for the year ended March compared to a year ago: Net profit $444m … [Read more…]
Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. This week, the mission to rid Aotea Great Barrier Island of pests and bring back the birdsong, what’s going on at KiwiRail with cancellations and line failures galore, the cavalier attitude to workplace safety that’s affecting our cohort of trade apprentices, whether self-tests are the answer to … [Read more…]
Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Hawaiki Hou outside the school’s entrance on Gisborne’s main street last month. The kura’s efforts at stopping a new bar opening nearby have come up short. Photo: Liam Clayton / Gisborne Herald A Gisborne bar has been granted permission to set up shop just a few doors down … [Read more…]