by chris | Nov 7, 2016 | Energy
Unfair contract terms provisions were introduced in March 2015 as part of changes to the Fair Trading Act. The provisions are designed to protect consumers from contract terms that create a significant imbalance of rights or obligations between the company and the...
by chris | Oct 25, 2016 | Energy
The MBIE has released their latest update of the Electricity Demand and Generation Scenarios (EDGS) which suggests that prices may remain lower for longer. New Zealand Electricity Demand and Generation Scenarios Under the Mixed Renewables projection – which is the...
by chris | Oct 7, 2016 | Energy
Following a recent article on energy advisors published on LinkedIn by Energy Action CEO Scott Wooldridge, similar considerations apply to the New Zealand Market. Correlations between the Australian and New Zealand energy markets Similar to Australia, for a number of...
by DavidSpratt | Aug 1, 2016 | ICT
We talk to dozens of small and large companies around the country to help them modernise and streamline their ICT needs. We frequently hear about an issue that’s important to managers everywhere: a supposed lack of control over the growth of these as-needed costs. In...
by DavidSpratt | Jul 12, 2016 | Case Studies, ICT
The year 2013 was tough for Zespri. The PSA virus was decimating its growers’ high value, gold kiwifruit crops across New Zealand. As well, a major initiative was underway to help growers replace existing cultivars with a more disease- tolerant variety, Sun Gold. The...
by DavidSpratt | Jun 30, 2016 | ICT
Complexity, cost, and increasing competitive inertia create big problems for business IT departments, as we saw in part one of this series. In today’s post, David Spratt addresses what to do about it. So where did we leave off, last post? Competitive advantage...