Press Release – Auckland Business ChamberNew Zealand faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the economy, but only if political leaders have the courage to address deep-seated structural problems in the energy market. That is the message from the Auckland Business Chamber which, together with the Northern Infrastructure Forum and a host of independent energy companies, is today launching a two-step plan for reform of the energy market. It also incentivises them to withhold firming from independent projects – those projects can’t get off the ground without it. This has led to a shallow and illiquid contracts market – independent retailers are shut out, and competition hasn’t developed. It simply means the internal deal-making that currently keeps the contracts market illiquid is replaced by real market trading.”