8 Mar 2013

Government pulls trigger on Mighty River float

10:07 pm on 8 March 2013

After getting the green light for its partial asset sales programme from the Supreme Court, the Government has wasted no time getting the process underway for the first company, Mighty River Power.

The period during which people can register their interest to buy shares, and a $1 million advertising campaign, pitched at potential investors, are now in full swing.

At the end of the week, 229,615 people had registered their interest to buy shares.

Radio New Zealand's parliamentary chief reporter takes a closer look at what the Government is hoping to acheive, and how, and the unrelenting political opposition.