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The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Astra Energy Group Limited to acquire all of the shares in GNZ Holdco Limited (including its subsidiaries, Gull) and all of the shares in NPD Group Investments Limited (including its subsidiaries, NPD). 

In reaching its decision, the Commission considered the potential impact of the proposed merger on competition in the markets for retail and wholesale supply of fuel. 

Commerce Commission Chair Dr John Small says the Commission undertook a thorough inves...

Current fuel stocks as at 11:59PM Sunday 10 May (as days' cover).

These stock movements reflect normal shipping patterns and routine variations, and are consistent with what we would expect even without the conflict in the Middle East.

The significant increase in petrol stocks is due to several large shipments recently embarking for New Z...

Critical sections of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau and Waiouru have had a major upgrade, with 128 lane kilometres of the North Island’s backbone now rehabilitated or resealed, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

“The SH1 Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance programme condensed four seasons of road maintenance into just two, improving the quality, safety and longevity of some of the most travelled and in-need-of-repair sections of SH1 in Waikato,” Mr Bishop says.

“Prior to this project, something of th...

Nelson drivers are being reminded to prepare for planned nightworks on State Highway 6 Rocks Road later this week as contractors continue work to strengthen the cliff face and reduce slip and rockfall risk.

Night closures

From Sunday 17 May until Friday morning, 22 May, the southbound lane on Rocks Road below The Cliffs, will be closed between 7pm and 6am, to allow contractors to work safely above the state highway.

While this is underway, stop/go traffic lights and a 30 km/h temporary speed limit will be i...

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) welcomes the decision to prioritise freight carriers as part of the Government’s updated Fuel Response Plan in the highly unlikely event New Zealand will move to Phase 4 of the plan. 

The Government’s Fuel Response Framework has four escalating phases – 1 Watchful, 2 Precautionary, 3 Managed, 4 Protected, with the country currently in Phase 1 Watchful.

The Government has today announced four categories for how fuel would be prioritised if the country moved to Phase 4 ...

Viscount New Zealand has eliminated the equivalent of more than 200 million single-use cardboard boxes through the growing adoption of reusable plastic crates, demonstrating how circular packaging systems are transforming the way food moves from farm to retailer. 

Viscount operates a national pool of 1.5 million reusable produce crates, which circulate continuously between growers, packhouses, transport operators and supermarkets. Each crate is designed to be reused around 140 times over its lifespan, replacing th...