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CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve
Statistics NZ

CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve

New Zealand orange roughy exports are accelerating as catch limits of the deepwater fish, once a poster child for bad fisheries management, increas.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks
Chatham Rock Phosphate

Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks

Both seabed mining companies that have had applications to mine in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone say they intend to keep their projects ali.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
China economic reform low on government priority list, WSJ commentator says
Partner Programmes

China economic reform low on government priority list, WSJ commentator says

Economic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 percent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to sa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform
Cloud Services

Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform

A group of Kiwis are in the final stage of building www.boffles.com, a global platform for hosting and downloading 3D design files.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZ house sales rise 2.6% in January, median price dips from December
Property Market

NZ house sales rise 2.6% in January, median price dips from December

New Zealand residential property sales rose in January from the same month last year, while data confirmed house prices in Auckland continue to gal.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
CORRECT: Suncorp posts 15% gain in first-half profit; flags potential reinsurance impact
Taxation

CORRECT: Suncorp posts 15% gain in first-half profit; flags potential reinsurance impact

Suncorp's half-year profit soars by 15%, yet cautions over potential £118m reinsurance hit from past natural disasters.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Delegat first-half operating profit rose 1% to $20.5 mln, reiterates full-year guidance
Shares

Delegat first-half operating profit rose 1% to $20.5 mln, reiterates full-year guidance

Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed wine company, said first-half operating profit rose 1 percent and it's on track to meet guidance for fu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
NZ retail spending on debit, credit cards rises 0.9% in January
Debit & Credit cards

NZ retail spending on debit, credit cards rises 0.9% in January

New Zealanders increased their spending on debit and credit cards in January, led by consumables and durables, while spending on fuel fell for a th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
National 'won't walk away' from SkyCity convention centre deal, says Little
Government

National 'won't walk away' from SkyCity convention centre deal, says Little

The government will do whatever it can to ensure the Auckland convention centre is built under a deal with SkyCity Entertainment Group, said Labour.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015
MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions
Fintech

MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions

MYOB introduces client portal to transform collaboration between accountants and clients. 67% of new registrations are for cloud accounting.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge
Supply Chain

Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge

Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, will take a 30 million euro charge this year to consolidate its European manufacturing operations.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Health Technologies

Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties

Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Kiwi distie iData in liquidation
Storage

Kiwi distie iData in liquidation

Auckland-based distributor iData Resolutions has been put into liquidation, with Dennis Clifford Parsons appointed as liquidator on 21 January.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss
Fintech

Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss

Panasonic New Zealand's financial statements for the year ended March 2014 show the company is once again making a profit, albeit a moderate one.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares close at new record as earnings season looms; Heartland gains
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares close at new record as earnings season looms; Heartland gains

New Zealand shares rose for a fourth day, closing at a new record, as a lack of profit warnings ahead of the earnings season reinforced confidence.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer
Microsoft

Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer

While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China
Statistics NZ

Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance
Cloud Services

Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance

Cisco's broad suite of products meant it was well placed to meet rising demand from a growing reliance on web based services.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015