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Bank orders traders to limit BP contracts

Conservation Minister drilled over mining

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson faced tough questions about how mining protected lands was impinging on her environmental responsibilities.

NZX backs partial privatisation call

The chairman of the NZX says state owned enterprises should be partially privatised and a compulsory super scheme introduced.

Battle for power customers hotting up

Power companies have hit back at claims that dirty tricks are being used stop customers switching suppliers.

Israel out to stall our nuclear energy strategy, says Jordan

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Cities bomb out on sustainable index

Australian cities have been given an environmental thumbs-down in a new assessment of their green qualities.

Transpower cable $53 million boost for Vector

Chinese news bolsters world sharemarkets

Oil consortium takes fresh steps to strike it rich off Taranaki

Anadarko's NZ plans undecided as shares plummet

New nightmare for BP as Florida closes beaches

The environmental nightmare unleashed by the crippled BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the white-sand paradises of Florida.

Rising costs hit EU's nuclear dream

Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling

Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.

BP directors call for chairman's head

Senior BP directors want their chairman sacked over his mishandling of the Gulf catastrophe.

Governor slams BP CEO's 'idiotic' comments

Louisiana's governor has blasted BP's CEO for making "idiotic" statements about the Gulf of Mexico oil-slick.