Michael Neilson

The Government has approved a major housing development in North Auckland under its fast-track consenting regime, promising more than 1,100 new homes and a $595...

Indonesia vital statistics A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade.

Total emissions tell one story. Emissions per dollar of revenue tell another.Auckland International Airport, Heartland Group, Fonterra, Genesis Energy and Tourism Holdings rank among the NZX50's most carbon-intensive companies, emitting more greenhouse gases per unit of revenue than most of their peers.That measure – emissions intensity – is becoming a key indicator. It also signals how exposed they may be to future carbon pricing or regulation.BusinessDesk's Carbon Catch-Up project provides the most detailed look yet at...

Fonterra, New Zealand's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitter, is falling behind on its most important climate targets, with new data showing little movement on cutting emissions from farms, which make up the vast majority of its carbon footprint.The dairy co-op reported 26.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) in the 2025 financial year, or 54.3% of the entire NZX50, according to BusinessDesk's Carbon Catch-up project. About 25 million tCO2e came from Scope 3 agricultural emissions – largely methane an...

The coalition Government’s controversial fast-track consenting regime is starting to ramp up its promised rate of project approvals, with eight major deve...

Directors on the boards of New Zealand’s largest listed companies have seen their fees grow at less than half the pace of the country’s median wage...

New Zealand’s listed software firms and those with large overseas footprints have had the biggest increases in director fees over the past decade, bucking...

Excessive groundwater extraction by households and industry is one of the primary reasons for the city's subsidence.