Infratil reaps $329m on Z Energy sale
Infratil will book a profit of $392m on the sale of its remaining 20pc stake in Z Energy.
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Z Energy faces multi-million-dollar bill
Z Energy is warning it's facing a potential multi-million dollar bill from NZ Customs - backdated to 1986.
Mark Lister: Bright notes amid the gloom
The August corporate reporting season is now largely complete, aside from a few stragglers that have slightly different balance dates.
Mighty River investors to enjoy payout boost
Mighty River Power has become the latest electricity generator-retailer to announce a special dividend in the current earnings season.
Vector dividend up: Consumers get $345
Auckland households are set to get a bigger dividend payout from Vector next month.
Vector earnings up on smart meter growth
Vector has posted a 2.8 percent gain in pretax earnings, beating its guidance
Mighty River pays out $296m to shareholders
Mighty River will spring another 2.5 cents per share special dividend for shareholders, having already given 5c in December.
Creditors back miner's administrators
Solid Energy creditors yesterday voted to retain the company's existing administrators and not to set up a creditors' committee.
Oil sells below US$40 a barrel
The US crude benchmark finishing below $US40 a barrel for the first time in six years on China's weakening economy.
Genesis Energy ups dividends
The company will pay an 8 cents per share final dividend on October 6, an increase from last year's 6.6 cents.
Meridian beats earnings forecast
Meridian Energy shares closed up almost 3 per cent yesterday after the company delivered better-than-expected earnings and foreshadowed a long-term return of capital to shareholders.
Power price rises stay flat
Our biggest power generator, Meridian Energy, says power prices are likely to stay flat in the coming year.
$625m Meridian shareholder bonanza
Profits and earning are up at Meridian Energy. And shareholders are in line for a special dividend.
Great opportunity for Contact
Contact Energy chief executive Dennis Barnes says the firm now has the chance to steer its own course.
'Disappointing' year a watershed for Contact
It's been a tough year for Contact Energy, with profits falling 43 per cent. But CEO Dennis Barnes says improvements are expected across all parts of the business next year.
Contact: 30 jobs affected
Of the 33 employees based at the site, 26 roles will be disestablished and seven employees will moved within the company.
Is gas losing its grunt?
Contact Energy's decision to close its Otahuhu power station is the latest in an industry-wide move away from gas.
Editorial: Govt must help Coast as coal sees curtain fall
Two major factors - falling international coal prices and a $320 million mountain of debt - proved the undoing of state-owned coal company Solid Energy.
Who will buy struggling Solid Energy?
Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.
Trustpower named top energy retailer
Trustpower has gained 30,000 new customers in 12 months and was named the top energy retailer in the country.
Stock Takes: Contact plan good for investors
Contact Energy has said goodbye to Australian shareholder Origin and signalled a revision of its dividend policy which will be welcomed by shareholders.
Coal no longer king in Huntly
Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.
Origin takes A$270m hit on exit
Origin Energy will book a A$270m impairment from selling out of Contact Energy.
Origin sell-down boon for Kiwis
Contact Energy will have more New Zealand shareholders on its register after Australia's Origin Energy sold its controlling stake for $1.8 billion.
$1.8b for Contact Energy stake
Australia's Origin Energy has sold is Contact Energy shares to underwriters Macquarie Capital for $1.8 billion, ending months of speculation.
Govt rules out Solid Energy bail-out
Mr Key said Solid Energy had $300 million of outstanding debt and was in a "precarious position".
Power deal keeps smelter alive
A revised contract between Meridian Energy and the owners of the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter extends the smelter's operating life for at least another year from 2017.