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Stuart McLean moves to Trade Me as Xero ditches chief revenue role
Fintech

Stuart McLean moves to Trade Me as Xero ditches chief revenue role

Stuart McLean will join the executive team at Trade Me Group, the online auction site, after Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, ditched his for.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Sat, 20th Dec 2014
NZ business confidence eases in December, still buoyant
Inflation

NZ business confidence eases in December, still buoyant

New Zealand business confidence slipped in December, while staying largely upbeat, as inflation remains tame in spite of a growing economy and expo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
UDPATE: NZ economy grows 1% in 3Q as primary sector keeps momentum going
Inflation

UDPATE: NZ economy grows 1% in 3Q as primary sector keeps momentum going

New Zealand's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the September quarter as a good start to the dairy season and increased oil and gas ac.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger
Chorus

RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Argosy Property and Spark New Zealand, as investors sought safer equities in globally choppy markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand
HTC

HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand

HTC's new RE camera is now available in New Zealand. The camera is compatible with Android and iOS devices, compact and waterproof up to one metre.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
Vodafone NZ appoints expat Mark Aue as new CFO after de la Feunte returns to Spain
Unified Communications

Vodafone NZ appoints expat Mark Aue as new CFO after de la Feunte returns to Spain

Vodafone New Zealand, the country's biggest mobile phone operator, has appointed expatriate Mark Aue as its new chief financial officer, replacing.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant
Power / Energy

MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant

MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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
Trustpower committed to Australian renewables projects
Power / Energy

Trustpower committed to Australian renewables projects

Tauranga-based electricity company Trustpower says it remains committed to its renewable energy projects in Australia, in spite of the uncertainty.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015
Endpoint Protection

RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015

The Reserve Bank expects whole milk powder prices to rise by about 44 percent next year as the slump in global prices this year prompts less compet.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
Civil servant bosses income falls to 2008 levels in 2014
New Zealand Racing Board

Civil servant bosses income falls to 2008 levels in 2014

Senior New Zealand public servants' and chief executives' total collective pay is at the lowest level in six years and is expected to stay low base.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
Tame NZ inflation expectations may still be too high, RBNZ says
Inflation

Tame NZ inflation expectations may still be too high, RBNZ says

Tame expectations for increases in New Zealand consumer price increases could still be too high, and the Reserve Bank is reviewing the way it asses.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Martin Jetpack reviews ASX listing as Chinese investor commits A$50M
Surveillance

Martin Jetpack reviews ASX listing as Chinese investor commits A$50M

New Zealand jetpack maker, Martin Aircraft Co, has secured more than twice the $25 million funding it has been seeking in a proposed initial public.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Immigration rises to a fresh record, fuelled by returning kiwis, Indian students
Migration

Immigration rises to a fresh record, fuelled by returning kiwis, Indian students

New Zealand's annual migration rose to a record for the fourth consecutive month in November, led by fewer kiwis crossing the Tasman, more returnin.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Britannia takes down TV ads, working with FMA over UK pension ads
Marketing Technologies

Britannia takes down TV ads, working with FMA over UK pension ads

Britannia pauses TV ads and adjusts its website after FMA concerns over UK pension transfer campaigns causing undue pressure on consumers.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
FMA warns against misleading UK pension scheme transfers advertising
Financial Markets Authority

FMA warns against misleading UK pension scheme transfers advertising

The Financial Markets Authority is warning against misleading advertising about transferring UK pension scheme entitlements to New Zealand to avoid.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route
Wellington City Council

Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route

Fiji Airways, the Pacific nation's national airline, will launch direct flights between Wellington and Nadi from June next year as it looks to exte.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped
Chatham Rock Phosphate

'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped

Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor far offsh.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2014