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Lyttelton Port Co Ltd

Type: Company

Name: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Lyttelton Port Co Ltd

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Resistance to sale of Christchurch city assets

Christchurch people want Prime Minister John Key to butt out of local politics surrounding the city rebuild.Mr Key said yesterday partially selling city assets could be the way to fund anchor projects.But his proposal went down badly among groups across ... [Published Otago Daily Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Christchurch (New Zealand), John Walley, Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Steve Burke, Bob Parker

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Road development key to Port's future, says CEO (Newstalk ZB)

Huge growth forecast for the Port of Lyttelton depends on clear access routes.Figures released by the New Zealand Transport Agency show growth in shipping containers of over 400 percent in the next 30 years, increasing the number of freight trucks on ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 19 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, New Zealand, Transportation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Amid pleas, public urge big project restraint

Balancing the competing wants and needs of the community is never easy - even in the best of times.In post-quake Christchurch, where public funds are being swallowed up by the rebuild and there is little spare cash, it is almost a mission impossible. ... [Published The Press NZ - May 17 2013]

Entities: Christchurch (New Zealand), Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Lyttelton (New Zealand), Peter Townsend

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Canterbury roading projects to cost $9b

The Transport Agency has unveiled plans for more than $9 billion of new and ongoing roading projects throughout Canterbury over the next 50 years.The costs will be met by a variety of agencies - including the city and regional councils, KiwiRail and the ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Christchurch (New Zealand), Landholder

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Lyttelton Port increases profit forecast

Lyttelton Port has increased its full year profit forecast due to record numbers of containers passing through its yards.The port is forecasting a revised earthquake-adjusted profit in the range of $15 million - $16 million for the year to the end of ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 05 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

China business ties to expand

Canterbury's business community is looking to further build trade with China, which became New Zealand's biggest export partner in the March quarter, knocking Australia from the top rung.New direct flights between China and Christchurch and a stronger ... [Published Taranaki Daily News - May 05 2013]

Entities: Christchurch (New Zealand), China, New Zealand, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Lyttelton Port forecast up $2m

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has increased its bottom-line full-year forecast by up to $2 million.Directors of the NZX-listed company today revised its net profit forecast to between $15m and $16m for the financial year ending June 30.The forecast takes ... [Published stuff.co.nz - May 03 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Official Information, Net Profit, Ports

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Incomes dip but economy growing

The average household income in Canterbury has fallen below the national average, a new report into the region's economy shows.For most of the last decade, Canterbury household incomes have been slightly higher than the national average but a Government ... [Published The Press NZ - May 01 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, New Zealand, Steven Joyce (NZ Politician), Earthquake, resource allocation

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Giant tank boosts fuel supply security

Terminals NZ is hailing its new storage tank as a major investment in the country's under-resourced fuel infrastructure network, but industry players say much more is needed to avoid shocks.The firm has installed a 10.4 million litre tank at its facility ... [Published Taranaki Daily News - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Jonathan Hill, New Zealand, Infrastructure

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Truck congestion tackled at Lyttelton

An electronic vehicle-booking system is expected to be developed at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch within the next few months to address a growing truck congestion issue.The post-earthquake rebuild of Canterbury and rise in commodity exports from the ... [Published Port Strategy - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Commodities

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

A phoenix from the ashes

Lyttelton's re-use of earthquake rubble was a win-win for the city and the portThe devastating February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand’s Christchurch gave rise to Lyttelton Port’s reclamation project, at Te Awaparahi Bay.The project is a sustainable solution ... [Published Port Strategy - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Christchurch (New Zealand), Lyttelton Port Co Ltd, Lyttelton (New Zealand), New Zealand

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Mr Walley said the association's view was that it would be more prudent to spread out projects such as the convention centre and sports stadium "rather than trying to complete everything in a short timeframe"

Resistance to sale of Christchurch city assets [Published Otago Daily Times - May 21 2013]

"I don't believe Christchurch should, in any way, sell revenue-generating strategic assets to pay for these anchor projects that the Government has decided we should build in our city."

'Sell off non-core assets' [Published Timaru Herald - May 21 2013]

"The majority of these assets are assets that keep rates down" Dalziel said. - $ Fairfax NZ News

Sell off non-core assets, Carter says [Published stuff.co.nz - May 21 2013]

"Getting the roading route is absolutely critical because a Port's no good if it can't connect with its customers."

Road development key to Port's future, says CEO (Newstalk ZB) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 19 2013]