Markets: Analysis
NZU market back a little
5 Dec 2013
The market got sold back a touch yesterday, as sellers entered the market and closed it below $4. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs firm and well-supported
4 Dec 2013
The local carbon market continued to trade around its recent highs, closing at $3.95 on CommTrade. OMFinancial reports:
Floor rumour denied – Govt set to make some changes
3 Dec 2013
The Government has scoffed at suggestions that it introduce a floor price of $15, but some changes to the ETS are expected soon. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs hit $4.10 on speculation of ETS changes
2 Dec 2013
Speculation on the future of the Emissions Trading Scheme is driving the market at present. OMFinancial reports:
What was going on at the Warsaw climate conference
29 Nov 2013
The Warsaw climate change conference opened as super typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm to ever make landfall, ravaged the Philippines.
NZUs hit $3.60 mark
29 Nov 2013
The spot market hit $3.60 yesterday as the slow march forward continues. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs trade higher, bid builds
28 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs traded at $3.50 yesterday with momentum building. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs continue slow march forward
27 Nov 2013
The spot NZU market finished at $3.45 yesterday as the slow grind upward continues. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs wax and wane
26 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs got paid on Monday with the market closing at $3.35, up 10 cents. OMFinancial reports:
It’s about more than talking the talk, says award winner
22 Nov 2013
Sustainability makes good business sense – but talking the talk is not enough, says the winner of the supreme award in this year’s NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.
NZUs continue to track higher
22 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs continued to track higher finishing yesterday at $3.32 on CommTrade. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs starting to move up again
21 Nov 2013
We saw buyers emerge yesterday, with spot NZUs trading at $3.18. OMFinancial reports:
Today's carbon prices
21 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs have opened this morning slightly up on yesterday morning.
Flurry on NZ market
20 Nov 2013
NZUs appeared to hammer out a base yesterday, with the main seller in the market paid out through the day at $3.15. OMFinancial reports:
Market quiet and consolidating
19 Nov 2013
A quiet market yesterday, although we have depth on tight quotes. OMFinancial reports:
Good market interest
18 Nov 2013
Friday saw a continuation of the activity in spot NZUs, with the market trading $3.15 on good volume. OMFinancial reports:
Why it's important that we do our bit
15 Nov 2013
With COP19 under way in Warsaw, CARBON MARKET SOLUTIONS looks at the background to international climate change agreements:
Buyers get interested
15 Nov 2013
The local market was sold down yesterday starting off at $3.25 and hitting $3.10 before closing $3.15 bid. OMFinacial reports:
Still bull...
14 Nov 2013
The market traded $3.30 yesterday, with the volume again from post-1989 switchers. OMFinancial reports:
Buy, bank, and hold....
13 Nov 2013
Despite the market having peeled off from the high $4s to the low $3s, we are not bearish. OMFinancial reports:
Stand-off in NZU market
12 Nov 2013
The NZU fixed at $3.50 yesterday on the back of some light trading at the close of the day. OMFinancial reports.
Market needs to get a move on
8 Nov 2013
The New Zealand carbon market was quiet yesterday with little in the way of NZU trading and fairly light in ERU trades. OMFinancial reports:
Market continues to decline
7 Nov 2013
The New Zealand carbon market continued its declines yesterday, with around 100,000 tonnes going though OMF at $3.45. OMFinancial reports:
Choppy market in Europe
5 Nov 2013
The market was very quiet yesterday, with very little interest from both the buy side and the sell side of the market to cross the spread. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs snapped up in mid-$3s
4 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs closed at $3.53 on Friday after trading down through $3.60 earlier in the day, OMFinancial reports.
Pre-1990 forest owners back in the market for NZUs
1 Nov 2013
Spot NZUs fixed at $3.70 yesterday, with little change in the tone, OMFinancial reports.
Still a buy....
31 Oct 2013
A quiet day yesterday, with spot NZUs marked at $3.65, OMFinancial says.
Post-1989-ers leading the charge
30 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs are lower, but well bid and offered at current levels, OMFinancial reports.
Expect prices to grind this week
29 Oct 2013
The NZU spot market traded down to $3.70 on good volume Friday, OMFinancial reports.
Islands have three-pronged approach to climate change
25 Oct 2013
Carbon Market Solutions chief WAYNE KING continues his analysis of ways in which climate change is being addressed in the Pacific:
Yes, Minister, prices will rise....
25 Oct 2013
A Ministry for the Environment report showing that New Zealand's emissions are set to rise 50 per cent by 2040 means net emissions are set to reach 90 million tonnes in 2040, while the Government is targeting 30 million tonnes by 2050.
Market quiet now below $4
24 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs held the $3.80 level yesterday, fixing at $3.82 on CommTrade. OMFinancial reports.
Nonchalant buyers and disinterested sellers
23 Oct 2013
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes - and that probably sums up the NZU market at present, OMFinancial reports.
Cheap at these levels
22 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs closed at $3.90 yesterday on CommTrade, OMFinancial reports.
Don't sit back and wait for auction...
21 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs finished under $4 for the first time in six weeks, OMFinancial reports.
Back below $4
18 Oct 2013
NZUs edged under $4 yesterday, finishing the day at $3.95, OMFinancial reports.
Rally continues at home and abroad
17 Oct 2013
Good volume is trading through NZUs at present, with a bid at $4 soaking it up, OMFinancial reports.
Buyers ambivilent about NZUs
16 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs traded $4 on the close last night, OMFinancial reports.
Gene tech reforms face political split
Thu 23 Oct 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams |The Government’s Gene Technology Bill continues to divide Parliament, after the Health Select Committee released its long-awaited report last week outlining key recommendations and lingering concerns.
Bill to ban new coal mines fails at first reading
Fri 24 Oct 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A bid to outlaw new coal mines was defeated at its first hurdle in Parliament this week, after a heated debate pitting climate imperatives against energy security and affordability.
Council buys dairy farm to help clean up Lake Rotorua
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has bought a 266-hectare dairy farm in the Lake Rotorua catchment and plans to retire it from production to reduce nitrogen entering the lake.
Emissions down slightly - Stats NZ
Fri 24 Oct 2025
By Liz Kivi | Greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.5% in the June 2025 quarter, although the decline seems to reflect the economy continuing to contract rather than Aoteoroa inching towards decarbonisation goals.
NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?
Wed 22 Oct 2025
By Robert McLachlan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University | Following a brief dip during the COVID pandemic, aviation is back in a growth phase.
Emails show forestry lobby fought Gisborne crackdown as slash clean-up drags on
26 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Sustainable land use advocates are accusing Eastland Wood Council of stonewalling efforts to tighten forestry rules, after correspondence between the group and the local council was released under the Official Information Act.
Govt to ease climate reporting thresholds, water down liability
Wed 22 Oct 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | The rollback of climate change reporting requirements has produced a wave of relief in corporate New Zealand as managed investment funds and listed companies with annual revenue under $1 billion are exempted.
