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Air New Zealand is already partially privatised  (file)

Ryall: Air NZ selldown could be this year

Two more state-owned assets could be on the block this year and the Government's not ruling out Air New Zealand being one of them.

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Bill English

Govt happy with MRP share rise video

Mighty River Power shares debuted on the share market this afternoon, and immediately leapt 20c - or about 8 percent - in value.

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Finance Minister Bill English (L) and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall at the NZX (Photo: Lloyd Burr/3 News)

Mighty River Power shares rise on debut

Mighty River Power shares climbed 9.2 percent to $2.73 when they debuted on the NZX.

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Mighty River Power lists on the market today

All eyes on Mighty River Power video

All eyes will be on the Mighty River Power share price when the company lists this afternoon.

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Whakamaru power station is owned by Mighty River Power (FreeNZphotos.com)

Mighty River 86pc NZ-owned – for now video

Finance Minister Bill English says the Government is "happy enough" with the price achieved for Mighty River Power shares.

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Finance Minister Bill English announced the share price this evening

Mighty River share price set at $2.50 video

Finance Minister Bill English has announced the share price for Mighty River Power this evening.

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Campaigners gather signatures in Auckland

Asset sales opponents back on the streets video

Shearer says it won't be difficult for anti-asset sales campaigners to collect the remaining signatures they need.

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Labour MP Grant Robertson (file)

Anti-asset sales fight 'not over yet'

Anti-asset sales campaigners will be back on the streets today to collect more signatures demanding a referendum.

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There's now a deadline of two months to get the rest of the signatures

Two months to get more signatures video

The anti-assets sales petition designed to embarrass the Government has backfired big time.

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Green's co-leader Russel Norman (file)

Greens vow to collect extra signatures

The Greens are vowing to collect the 16,500 extra signatures they need to force a referendum on asset sales, the prime minister says they should give up.

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Hundreds of boxes containing the 392,000 signatures were presented in March

Asset sales petition fails

A petition calling for a referendum on asset sales has been rejected by Parliament because there were around 100,000 invalid signatures.

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Greg Smith

Strong interest in MRP shares video

Interest in the Mighty River Power share offer has been strong, despite the controversies that have dogged it along the way.

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Small investors cautious in MRP float

Markets specialists are predicting the uptake in buying shares in Mighty River Power will be lower than the Government hoped.

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The Mighty River Power share offer closes today (File)

Last minute rush for MRP shares possible video

There could be a last-minute rush for Might River Power shares as the share offer closes today.

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The Mighty River Power float website

Final day for MRP share applications video

Today is the last day for investors to apply for Mighty River Power shares.

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Mighty River Power may list near the bottom of the Government's target price range

Fisher Funds expects low-end MRP shares video

Fisher Funds will invest in Mighty River, but they expect the price to be affected by the Green and Labour policy.

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Murray Horton says privatisation of state-owned assets is opposed by most New Zealanders  (file)

Protesters to picket National conference

The Prime Minister is likely to receive a frosty reception when he arrives in the Canterbury township of Hanmer this morning.

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Protesters line Auckland's Queen St this afternoon (Nicole Bremner/Twitter)

Nationwide protests against asset sales

Anti-asset sales protesters are planning to rally across the country this weekend.

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Applications close next Friday

Power investors pause for thought video

The Opposition's plan to regulate the power sector is giving seasoned investors pause for thought.

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Fewer than one in 10 people who applied for shares have pulled out following the Opposition's announcement

Investors unfazed by Opposition power plans video

Fewer than one in ten people who applied for shares in MRP have pulled out following the Opposition's announcement to restructure.

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