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Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia
Nuplex Industries

Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia

Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is exploring more investment opportunities across Asia, having shifted its businesses away fr.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
Airline lobby dismisses Wellington airport extension plans
Commerce Commission

Airline lobby dismisses Wellington airport extension plans

New Zealand's airline lobby has opposed plans for the Wellington International Airport extension, saying the $350 million estimated cost may fall on t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey
Colmar Brunton

NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey

New Zealanders see positive spin-offs coming from the nation's growing economic ties across Asia, although they have become wary of investment from th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
NZ dollar gains after Chinese central bank cuts rates to stimulate demand
NZX

NZ dollar gains after Chinese central bank cuts rates to stimulate demand

The New Zealand dollar advanced on expectations a reduction in interest rates in China may stimulate demand for New Zealand commodities in the country.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
Wellington Drive widens annual loss, NZX's SuperLife underwrites $3m share issue
Supply Chain

Wellington Drive widens annual loss, NZX's SuperLife underwrites $3m share issue

Wellington Drive Technologies, the unprofitable manufacturer of energy efficient motors, widened its annual loss as sales dropped 35 percent.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
Turners & Growers full-year profit falls 1.9% on processing, NZ trading losses
Shares

Turners & Growers full-year profit falls 1.9% on processing, NZ trading losses

Turners and Growers reports a 1.9% decline in full-year profit to NZD $16.6 million, attributing losses to processed foods and New Zealand trading pressures.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
UPDATE: Air New Zealand forecasts fare discounts; yield pressure looming
Air New Zealand

UPDATE: Air New Zealand forecasts fare discounts; yield pressure looming

The only cloud on Air New Zealand's horizon in coming months will be yield pressure as it faces more competition from foreign-owned airlines due to lo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015
Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker
Partner Programmes

Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker

Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Jobs

Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover

Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains

New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Steel & Tube, NZOG as oil weakens; Spark, MRP gain
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Steel & Tube, NZOG as oil weakens; Spark, MRP gain

New Zealand shares fell, led by Steel & Tube Holdings, New Zealand Oil and Gas and Fletcher Building, joining a global sell off in equities in the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2015
Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second

The US dollar's weighting has slipped in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's new trade-weighted index, which adds the Chinese yuan to a line-up of 17.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula
Shares

A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula

A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will ta.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014

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Anzco posts weaker 2014 profit after taking control of Five Star Beef
Silver Fern Farms

Anzco posts weaker 2014 profit after taking control of Five Star Beef

Anzco Foods, New Zealand's third-largest meat company, said profit halved in 2014, a year in which it bought out shareholder Itoham Foods' half stake.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
DB forecasts cider sales to double in the next five years
Lion

DB forecasts cider sales to double in the next five years

DB Breweries chief executive Andy Routley is forecasting cider sales in New Zealand to double in the next five years to about 12 percent the size of.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
Samsung voted best brand in Asia...
Samsung

Samsung voted best brand in Asia...

Samsung named best and most trusted brand in Asia for third year running, according to Campaign Asia's annual survey.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2014
Serko: Flying high in the Kiwi sky...
Fintech

Serko: Flying high in the Kiwi sky...

For a company specialising in online corporate travel booking, how fitting to hear that Kiwi firm Serko is going places.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 27th May 2014

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