Damien O’Carroll

Jun 8, 2024 | businessdesk.co.nz | Daniel Dunkley |Ben Moore |Damien O'Carroll |Damien O’Carroll

Kelly Bennett is one of the most senior figures in New Zealand’s public relations industry. A trained journalist and former TVNZ newsroom staffer, Bennett moved into PR early in his career.

Jun 8, 2024 | businessdesk.co.nz | Damien O'Carroll |Ben Moore |Daniel Dunkley |Damien O’Carroll

Rolls-Royce's first electric vehicle launched in New Zealand on Thursday, with the first example to land going on show at a small event in exclusive upmarket store Faradays in the Auckland suburb of Parnell. The Spectre is an opulent two-door coupe that Rolls-Royce says is the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupe that was in production from 2008 until 2016, rather than the smaller Ghost-based Wraith coupe that recently ended its production run.

Jun 2, 2024 | businessdesk.co.nz | Damien O’Carroll |Dean Evans |Helen van Berkel |David Linklater

By Mike ColiasOn paper, Robert Olson is a prime candidate to buy an electric vehicle. The retired Arizona engineer loves cars, has owned hybrid vehicles and has the means to pay the premium for an EV. And he owns two petrol-powered cars, including a Porsche, that he could use for longer road trips. But Olson is turned off by electric cars. He thinks their potential to help the climate is overstated, and he resents the Biden administration’s pro-EV policies.

Jun 1, 2024 | businessdesk.co.nz | Daniel Dunkley |Damien O’Carroll |Dean Evans |Helen van Berkel

Dylan Lawrence is responsible for investment promotion and attraction activities on behalf of the New Zealand government.

Jun 1, 2024 | businessdesk.co.nz | Daniel Dunkley |Dean Evans |Helen van Berkel |Damien O’Carroll

From April 1, electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) became subject to road-user charges (RUCs), with owners being given a two-month grace period to buy their first RUC licence before enforcement of the scheme began.That grace period ended on Friday (May 31) and all EVs and PHEVs must now display a current RUC licence on their windscreen or run the risk of receiving a roadside police infringement notice, as well as an invoice from the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi...