30 Jul 2024

Business commentator Victoria Young

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 30 July 2024

The Overseas Investment Office is investigating whether embattled BX Foods has breached conditions on one of its consents. 

The inquiry came after the Chinese-owned North Otago meat company confirmed it was looking at cutting staff numbers.

As Vector moves to complete its exit from the gas business, chief executive Simon Mackenzie says one answer to the supply shortage is remotivating operators to get more out of existing fields, given their recent challenges.

And a group taking Z Energy to court over allegedly misleading the public over its environmental credentials will have to provide more evidence of its claims

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BusinessDesk Editor Victoria Young.