OpinionTamsyn ParkerTamsyn Parker: Buyer beware the Meridian floatMarkets writer Tamsyn Parker says details for Meridian Energy's share market float provide both a huge incentive and the potential for a huge disaster for investors, writes Tamsyn Parker.20 Aug 02:00 AM
OpinionStock Takes: Smelter deal clears way for Meridian listingMeridian's deal with Rio Tinto to keep the Tiwai Point smelter open until January 2017 has cleared the way for its sharemarket listing.08 Aug 05:30 PM
EnergyMeridian IPO tipped for late OctMeridian Energy could be listed on the sharemarket before the end of October after clearing a big hurdle by finalising contract talks over the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter.08 Aug 05:30 PM
EnergyNew deal on smelter includes price cutsMeridian Energy's renegotiated contract with the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter includes lower electricity prices and a potentially more abrupt closure.08 Aug 05:30 PM
BDBDEnergyMRP float bolsters govt cash balanceThe New Zealand government posted a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the 11 months ended May 31.04 Jul 10:40 PM
OpinionSam Judd: New way for farmers to make moneyEnvironmental columnist Sam Judd checks out a new way for farmers to make money that will actually benefit the environment.09 Jun 08:17 PM
New ZealandSwitching home power habitsNew technology allows households to track almost every detail of their electricity use.31 May 05:30 PM
BDBDEnergyMeridian may be floated in chunksThe Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two, Prime Minister John Key says.27 May 05:42 AM
EnergyCompanies are 'mum & dad' investorsThe 113,000 so called "mum and dad" investors who bought Mighty River shares included companies, trusts and investment institutions, Treasury has confirmed.27 May 03:45 AM
OpinionEditorial: Put Meridian float on hold until doubts are resolvedNot much time has passed since the Government's Budget announcement that shares in Meridian Energy would be the next to be sold.26 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMRP shares went to just a few - GreensThe Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership are false.23 May 08:45 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Going on with asset sales risky businessWhat the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.22 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMeridian tougher to sellThe Government will have to bump up the sweeteners to get enough mum and dad investors to buy into Meridian Energy, an analyst says.20 May 05:30 PM
EnergyNo time wasted on Meridian saleThe Government will waste no time selling down Meridian Energy with Treasury officials expected to meet investment bankers on Monday.16 May 05:30 PM
EnergyGovt sets sights on MeridianMeridian Energy, New Zealand's biggest and most profitable power company, will be partially privatised later this year, Finance Minister Bill English confirmed in yesterday's Budget.16 May 05:30 PM
BDBDEnergyMighty River: Bonus shares for execsSenior executives of newly listed, state-controlled Mighty River Power are in line for shares in lieu of cash bonuses worth $1.2 million for the year to June 30.15 May 10:50 PM
OpinionEditorial: Govt must do better at promoting share salesEditorial: Naturally enough, the Government was keen to put the entire blame for what happened on "politicking" by Labour and the Greens.09 May 05:30 PM
EnergyHow best to calculate electricity cost?If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.25 Apr 05:30 PM
BDBDEnergySmelter crunch talks resume todayCrucial face-to-face talks between the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and Meridian Energy resume in Wellington today, and could take the rest of the week.09 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandPower man generates all his own electricityAt 10 o'clock in the morning it is briefly quiet inside the Northland house which is also a small power station.05 Apr 04:30 PM
EnergyMighty River's shares unveiledThe Government has set a price range of $2.35 to $2.80 per share for the partial privatisation of Mighty River Power.05 Apr 01:05 AM
EnergyMeridian waits on next moveProspects of keeping the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter open in the long-term are grim, with Meridian Energy saying it is still in the dark.02 Apr 04:30 PM
EnergyContact Energy shares fall 3.5pcContact's share price dropped this morning, partly in response to uncertainty over the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.01 Apr 11:30 PM
BDBDEnergyKey calls Rio Tinto's bluffPrime Minister John Key says the government has "put its best foot forward" and will offer Rio Tinto no more than the short-term subsidy offered last week.01 Apr 10:20 PM
