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, Oct 22 NZPA - Port of Tauranga has experienced a 24.6 percent fall in container volumes in the first quarter and a 7.7 percent fall in trade, but profit after tax is up 0.2 percent for the period.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Wellington, June 16 NZPA - Eight councils, including Auckland City and Environment Canterbury, have been warned an administrator could be sent in to run them if they do not improve their resource consent times.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - Environment Minister Nick Smith wants a select committee considering Resource Management Act (RMA) changes to add a penalty system for councils who fail to process consent applications quickly enough.

Wellington, Jan 16 NZPA - The wind farm planned near Palmerston North will have nine fewer turbines following public consultation. The Turitea wind farm, a Mighty River Power project, will now have 122 turbines.