Wellington, March 5 NZPA - Tower Investments is pushing for KiwiSaver schemes to be able to invest funds in infrastructure public private partnerships (PPPs).

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - Changes planned by the Government for the electricity industry have the potential to cause high prices on the spot market, state-owned Meridian Energy says.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - New Zealand is giving half a million dollars towards efforts to help Chile recover from Saturday's earthquake. Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the Government was also open to giving further assistance.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - A group campaigning for a new Auckland harbour bridge has welcomed the Government acknowledging the need for a second crossing, but says more ambition is needed.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - A group campaigning for a new Auckland harbour bridge has welcomed the Government acknowledging the need for a second crossing, but says more ambition is needed.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Contact Energy says electricity retail prices need to rise, after reporting flat underlying earnings for the six months to the end of December.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - State-owned Mighty River Power said its diversified generation strategy helped it post a solid half-year result.

Wellington, Feb 19 NZPA - Contact Energy has filed resource consent applications for the second phase of its development of the Tauhara geothermal resource near Taupo.

Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - The Government is looking at ways to help break the impasse between Transpower and South Island landowners seeking compensation for pylons on their land, but is disappointed threats are being made, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee says.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee is being accused of avoiding questions by not speaking at an energy conference in Auckland today.