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VMob hastens to squash rumours of insider trading

VMob Group has released a statement acknowledging the market speculation regarding certain VMob directors and insider trading.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015

Government

NZ PM Key to outline social housing programme in first major speech of 2015

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will tomorrow outline his government's plans to overhaul social housing, including the sale of government-owned.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015

EFTPOS

McDonald's NZ EFTPOS outage could cost thousands per hour

Kim Bartlett, McDonald's New Zealand communications manager, says they are currently working on a fix and don't know how long it will take to be back.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2015

Fintech

Cloud offerings help MYOB break records

MYOB has announced it now has 500,000 regular paying clients, and says its cloud offerings have significantly contributed to this figure.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2015

Inflation

New Zealand food prices rise in Dec, on seasonal fruits and meat

New Zealand food prices rose in December, following a fall in November, led by more expensive fruit and meat, while dairy products fell.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2015

Budget

First Avatar sequel put back a year, says Cameron

The first of the three sequels to the blockbuster movie, Avatar, has been set back a year because of delays in completing the scripts, the films' d.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015

Trade Me

Trade Me takes 15% stake in HarMoney for $7.7 million

Trade Me invests $7.7m for a 15% stake in HarMoney, New Zealand's sole licensed P2P lender, aiming to reshape the country's consumer finance.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2015

Apple

New app makes exploring Eastland easier

Exploring Eastland just got easier with a new app for iPhones and iPads, featuring offline access to the region's best spots.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2015

Agricultural Technology

Eric Watson's US dairy venture changes tack with planned iced tea merger

Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2015

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

EduTech

Student-run educational startup sets eyes on Australia

Used by thousands of parents and teachers across New Zealand, Parent Interviews offers an online booking system for schools to manage events.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2015

Unified Communications

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, rounding out 18% annual gain led by Chorus

New Zealand shares fell on the last day of 2014, rounding out an 18 percent annual gain that was led by telecommunications network operator Chorus,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 31st Dec 2014

Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise in thin trading, led by Xero; Infratil falls

New Zealand shares rose to a record close in light holiday trading, led by companies that have been sold off in recent months, including Xero and N.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2014

Air New Zealand

Qantas squeezes more revenue on trans-Tasman route in busier market

Qantas Airways, Australia biggest airline, lifted revenue on trans-Tasman routes by 18 percent last year amid increased traffic flows.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2014

Business Analyst

Root cause analysis

Root cause analysis unveiled as a key to solving recurring problems, focusing beyond symptoms to the underlying causes in systems and processes.

By Jayesh Jain • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2014

NZX

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise in pre-Xmas trading; Kathmandu snaps declines; POT at record

NZ shares see a slight pre-Xmas rise, Kathmandu rebounds from losses, while Port of Tauranga hits a record high.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2014

NZ Dollar

NZ trade deficit narrows in November, as rising meat exports offset dairy weakness

New Zealand posted its smallest November trade deficit in four years, beating economist forecasts, as falling dairy prices were offset by a rise in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014

Inland Revenue Department

Pernod Ricard cuts deal over convertible note tax dispute

Pernod Ricard has joined the list of firms cutting deals with the Inland Revenue Department to settle tax disputes over the use of mandatory conver.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014

Branding

Landcorp seeks to fatten sheep returns through wool deal, milk

Landcorp, New Zealand's largest corporate farmer, plans to increase returns from sheep, signing a three-year contract with NZ Merino to manage its.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014

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