Government-Owned Companies in New Zealand: Air New Zealand, Meridian Energy, Solid Energy, Powershop, New Zealand Railways Corporation

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Air New Zealand, Meridian Energy, Solid Energy, Powershop, New Zealand Railways Corporation, KiwiRail, Genesis Power Limited, Mighty River Power Limited, Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited, Kordia, New Zealand Post, State-owned enterprises of New Zealand, ONTRACK, Christchurch City Holdings, Transpower New Zealand Limited, Council-controlled organisation, AsureQuality Limited, Airways New Zealand, Quotable Value Limited, Timberlands West Coast Limited, Electricity Corporation of New Zealand, New Zealand Dairy Board, Colonial Bank of Issue, Learning Media Limited, State Insurance, MCS Limited, Crown Fibre Holdings. Excerpt: Air New Zealand Limited (NZX: AIR, ASX: AIZ) is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is currently the only airline to circumnavigate the world. Air New Zealand is a member of the Star Alliance global airline alliance, having joined in 1999. Air New Zealand's route network focuses on Australasia and the South Pacific, with long-haul services to Asia, Europe and North America. The airline's main hub is Auckland Airport, located near Mangere in the southern part of the Auckland urban area. Air New Zealand is headquartered in a building called The Hub, located 20 km (12 mi) away from Auckland Airport, in the Western Reclamation, central Auckland City. Air New Zealand originated in 1940 as Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), a flying boat company operating trans-Tasman flights between New Zealand and Australia. TEAL became wholly owned by the New Zealand government in 1965, whereupon it was renamed Air New Zealand. The airline was largely privatised in 1989, but r...