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Electric car revolution risks mountain of toxic battery waste

Green push towards net zero emissions could create millions of tonnes of hazardous junk.

Liam Dann: The great worker shortage could solve itself - but no one wants that

OPINION: Worker shortages will get worse before they get better - what's the solution?

Northport upping its container handling infrastructure

Orders in for new equipment, large-scale paving planned to manage demand.

Rail project to unlock Northport's potential galvanised

Rail funding for Marsden Point spur prompts Northport to restate its case for growth.

An 'exceptional' business leader moves on

Profit is not a dirty word, says this champion of the mixed ownership business model.

Luxury boom: BMW lifts hood on its bumper year

German vehicle manufacturer says baby boomers have spent up large following Covid.

Lifeline: Latest airlines subsidised in Govt's $540m freight scheme

More than 7000 flights carry freight worth $10 billion and scheme could run to 2022.

Mainfreight's $43.9m staff bonus after big profit lift

Freight forwarder Mainfreight has lifted its annual net profit and dividend.

'Tipping point': Heart of the City threatens to sue council over Queen St pedestrian trial

Brewing rift between NZ's largest business association and Auckland Council has blown up.

'Further disruption to the NZ supply chain': Container shipping choke until late in year

Lengthy waits still at Auckland as Tauranga handles very high export volumes.

KiwiRail boss: How we'll get NZ's supply chain back on track

Opinion: Covid disrupted the pre-Christmas freight peak and ran into agricultural exports.

Queen St's $1.1m 'makeover' - no more 'plastic sticks'

Council's plan to replace pylons with wooden decking comes two weeks after legal threats.

Suez Canal blockage: Egypt seizes Ever Given, demand $1.2b compo

Suez authority wants payment for salvage work, stalled canal traffic and transit fees.

Auckland port workers 'upset, frustrated' over safety fails

Port company leaders a no-show despite calls for closer relationship with workers.

Climate change: Why are NZ's emissions still rising?

James Shaw says "urgent action" needed to arrest emissions that again saw an annual jump.

NZTE job for North Korea export sanction breach boss

Extensive experience in business of exporting cited as consideration in job offer.