Contact Energy
Contact Energy makes H1 loss on asset writedowns
Contact Energy has posted a loss of $116 million for the first six months of the trading year on the back of a writedown in the value of assets. Audio
Contact positive about future returns
Contact Energy is confident it will move through a flat earnings period and deliver improved returns to shareholders.
Contact confident it will move through flat earnings period
Contact Energy is confident it will move through a flat earnings period and deliver improved returns to shareholders. Audio
Contact Energy expecting flat earnings
Power company, Contact Energy, says its operating earnings for this year are likely to be little changed from last year's 525-million dollars. Audio
Contact's Otahuhu site prepared for sale
Staff and contractors employed by Contact Energy have begun getting its site at Otahuhu in Auckland ready for sale.
Margins narrow for North Island energy security
New analysis by Transpower shows the upper North Island will have a lower margin of safety as its electricity capacity shrinks - but it should get by.
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Contact Energy has opened an offer of up to 100 million dollars of unsecured, unsubordinated fixed-rate bonds. Audio
Contact reports drop in profit
Contact Energy says the future of gas-fired power stations is in supporting renewable generation. Audio
Top Australian company pulls out of Contact Energy
One of Australia's top 20 companies, Origin Energy, is pulling out of one of New Zealand's top 10, Contact Energy. Audio
Origin to sell its Contact Energy stake
Origin Energy has confirmed it is selling its 53 percent stake in Contact Energy.
Contact Energy's price falls amid speculation of Origin sale
Speculation is mounting that Contact Energy's majority shareholder is about to sell its stake. Audio
Contact Energy slammed over dividend
Contact has ditched plans to invest in overseas power stations after shareholders objected and will instead pay shareholders a one-off dividend of more than 360 million dollars. Audio
Contact investors to receive $367m special dividend
Shares in Contact Energy have jumped 11 percent after investors cheered its decision to drop plans to invest in power stations overseas in favour of paying more in dividends. Audio
Contact investors to receive $367m special dividend
Contact Energy has dropped plans to invest in power stations overseas in favour of paying investors a 367-million dollar special dividend. Audio
Contact may mothball its two gas stations in two or three years
Contact Energy says it has between two and three years of running its two gas powered stations in Otahuhu and Taranaki at its current rate of usage before it will nead to spend significantly on… Audio
Investors pan Contact Energy's plans to invest offshore
Investors have delivered an emphatic thumbs down to Contact Energy's suggestion it may invest in geothermal power stations overseas. Audio
Contact's first-half profit fell 55%
Contact Energy's shares have fallen more than 8 percent, after the company's first-half net profit plunged by more than half, due to lower retail profit margins, outages and one-off costs. Audio
Contact dismisses 'dinosaur company' warning
Contact Energy has heard it risks becoming a dinosaur company, like New Zealand Post, who didn't predict what email was going to do to its business. Audio
Lines charges a 'black mark' on 'excellent result' from Contact Energy
An investor in Contact Energy says the amount of money it spends on network distribution is a black mark on its profits. Audio