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The national carrier says it's looking at cost-cutting and reviewing capital expenditure plans.

Kiwibank has been instructed by the government to once again look at its options for long-term growth, including revisiting the possibility of partial privatisation.

Activist Mike Smith, whose case has now been blocked, says the move is unprecedented, while Greenpeace calls it a "shocking abuse of power".

Horrell Engineering has sat at the intersection of Victoria and Wills Sts in central Ashburton for 75 years and is now run by the family’s third generation.