December 1998 decisions More electricity assets sold: Power New Zealand (Utilicorp) buys electricity lines business from TransAlta … Power New Zealand Ltd, 78.65% owned by…
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November 1998 decisions TransAlta buys retail electricity supply business from Power New Zealand TransAlta New Zealand Ltd, 67% owned by TransAlta Corporation of Canada, has…
October 1998 decisions TransAlta buys Southpower’s electricity retailing operation TransAlta New Zealand Ltd, which is 67% owned by TransAlta Corporation of Canada, has approval to…
September 1998 decisions Telecom, Optus and WorldCom building new communications cable to U.S.A. A new fibre optic communications cable network is being constructed across the…
August 1998 decisions This month has a particularly significant collection of overseas takeovers: the final play in the long-fought battle for control of Power New…
July 1998 decisions Emerald Capital can buy remaining shares in New Zealand Experience Emerald Capital Ltd, which is 90% owned by the Gardiner Group Ltd…
June 1998 decisions Auckland International Airport sold The majority privatisation of Auckland International Airport Ltd, owner of Auckland International Airport, Mangere, Auckland, is approved in…
May 1998 decisions Liberty Oil sets up company Liberty Oil, which has announced with much fanfare that it is entering the petrol retailing market in…
April 1998 decisions Three refusals Winston Peters has clearly been in a declining state of mind this month, as he has refused three applications involving…
March 1998 decisions Suez Lyonnaise Des Eaux of France buys Waste Care from Browning-Ferris SITA S.A., a public company of France, 63% owned by Suez…
February 1998 decisions Hoyts buys out Endeavour Hoyts Corporation Holdings (NZ) Ltd, a subsidiary of Hoyts Cinemas Ltd of Australia, has approval to buy out…
January 1998 decisions High country Makarora Station near Lake Wanaka, sold to U.S. company The sale of the 2,185 hectare Makarora Station, Makarora, near Lake…
January – December 1998 Overseas Investment Commission Decisions Commentary and Index prepared by CAFCA Contents January 1998 decisions High country Makarora Station near Lake Wanaka,…
December 1997 decisions Man, Mackay and CSR join forces in sugar refining E. D. and F. Man New Zealand Ltd (a subsidiary of E. D.…
November 1997 decisions Rabobank buys Wrightson Farmers Finance Cooperatieve Centrale Ralffeisen Boerenleenbank BA, aka Rabobank, “a major banking cooperative based in the Netherlands” has approval…