The company says it is doing its bit to deliver energy to New Zealand and sudden changes to power market rules can be unfairly costly.

Generators are being given access to more water as New Zealand creeps towards electricity shortage. So how is power generated, what’s the problem, and how do we fix it?

Seeka has reported a net profit after tax of $17.1 million for the six months June, a 63 percent increase on the same period last year.

Increased lending has led to the New Zealand-owned bank growing faster than its main Australian owned rivals.

The company says it will bring forward the ability of hydroelectricity generators to access reserves.

A writedown in the value of Adelaide Casino’s assets and a tax adjustment of nearly $130m contributed to the loss.

Leaving aside one-off items, Auckland Airport’s underlying profit rose sharply as overseas travellers returned.

Rivers and lakes could be cleaned up and profits still generated for landowners by converting sheep and beef farms to pine trees, new research says.

The economic crunch is deepening, but it hasn’t been felt evenly, data from Infometrics shows.