Utilities and resources

New Government Policy Statement on Electricity Governance
On 11 May 2009, the Government released a revised Government Policy Statement on Electricity Governance to deal with the issues of security of the electricity supply and the need to streamline the process used for approving plans for small upgrades of the National Grid. In this update, senior associate Chris Hay comments on the key changes.

Ministerial review of the electricity sector
On 1 April 2009, the Government announced a Ministerial Review of the electricity sector with a view to implementing any required structural reform by June 2010.

New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme – still up in the air?
In this article, partner Simon Watt and senior associate Kate Radka discuss the likely outcome for New Zealand's Emission Trading Scheme in light of its current review and recent economic events.

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