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Kiwi tech firms comprise 10% of Deloitte's Asia-Pacific Fast 500 index
Marketing Technologies

Kiwi tech firms comprise 10% of Deloitte's Asia-Pacific Fast 500 index

Fifty-one New Zealand technology companies have been included in the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific index, equalling the record for.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
NZ producer prices fall in third quarter on dairy manufacturing inputs
Inflation

NZ producer prices fall in third quarter on dairy manufacturing inputs

New Zealand producer input prices fell in the third quarter as lower farmgate milk prices reduced input costs for dairy manufacturers, adding more.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Australia's FTA with China adds to rivalry in 'hotly contested' market for soft commodities
Free trade agreement

Australia's FTA with China adds to rivalry in 'hotly contested' market for soft commodities

Australia's free trade agreement with China heralds a renewed focus to diversify the country's economy away from a reliance on mineral exports to s.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Argosy Property lifts first-half profit 25% on occupancy boost, divestments
Shares

Argosy Property lifts first-half profit 25% on occupancy boost, divestments

Argosy Property Fund lifted first-half earnings 25 percent as New Zealand's fourth-largest listed property investor boosted its occupancy rate and.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014
Pacific Brands sells unprofitable footwear, sports apparel business
NZX

Pacific Brands sells unprofitable footwear, sports apparel business

Pacific Brands, the Australian apparel and linen brands business, has split and sold Brands Collective, its unprofitable footwear and sporting appa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
Armillary, Crowdcube granted crowd funding licence by FMA
PledgeMe

Armillary, Crowdcube granted crowd funding licence by FMA

The Financial Markets Authority has licensed Armillary Capital's equity crowd funding platform, Crowdcube, adding competition to the new capital ra.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
NZ tractor sales set to match records this year on buoyant farming
Weather

NZ tractor sales set to match records this year on buoyant farming

New Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs for the modern farming era this year, as farming incomes are boosted by high milk pric.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
Tiro Lifesciences receives first Kiwi repayable grant
Government

Tiro Lifesciences receives first Kiwi repayable grant

Tiro Lifesciences will receive the first repayable grant through Callaghan Innovation's expanded business incubator network.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
NZ retail sales rise 1.5% in 3rd-qtr, led by supermarkets, groceries
Accessories

NZ retail sales rise 1.5% in 3rd-qtr, led by supermarkets, groceries

New Zealand retail sales rose faster than expected in the third quarter, led by supermarkets and grocery stores, suggesting consumers haven't been.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
$18mln payday for Rural Women NZ in sale to Green Cross Health
Health Technologies

$18mln payday for Rural Women NZ in sale to Green Cross Health

Green Cross Health has agreed to pay around $18 million for Access Homehealth, a not-for-profit home healthcare services company owned by a grass-r.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
NZ expects to benefit from G20 commitment to lift economic growth
Productivity

NZ expects to benefit from G20 commitment to lift economic growth

New Zealand expects to benefit from commitments secured at the G20 Leaders' Summit, from the world's 20 biggest economies, to lift economic growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
UPDATE: Global push to act on tax avoidance has broad support, English says
Microsoft

UPDATE: Global push to act on tax avoidance has broad support, English says

There is broad global support for moves to curb international tax avoidance, New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English said on the sidelines of the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Nov 2014
RESEND: NZ inflation likely to pick up as labour market pressures emerge, English says
Inflation

RESEND: NZ inflation likely to pick up as labour market pressures emerge, English says

New Zealand inflation, which unexpectedly fell to the bottom of the Reserve Bank's target band in the third quarter, is likely to pick up again as.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Nov 2014
Consumer confidence slips to 14-month low
Migration

Consumer confidence slips to 14-month low

New Zealand consumer confidence fell to a 14-month low in November as households felt less optimistic about the future, with economic momentum cool.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
NZ manufacturing activity rises to 15-month high in October
Migration

NZ manufacturing activity rises to 15-month high in October

New Zealand manufacturing activity accelerated for a fifth month to a 15-month high in October as a strong domestic economy supports local activity.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
NZ dairy farmers strong enough to weather one bad season, RBNZ's Spencer says
Cash flow

NZ dairy farmers strong enough to weather one bad season, RBNZ's Spencer says

New Zealand's dairy farmers have strong enough balance sheets to cope with one season of low payout, but could struggle if they have to tighten the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2014

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France
AI Security

Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France

Wynyard Group, the security software company spun out of Jade Software last year, has hired Andrew France, former deputy director of cyber defence.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
UPDATE: New Zealand, South Korea conclude free-trade agreement
Agricultural Technology

UPDATE: New Zealand, South Korea conclude free-trade agreement

NZ and South Korea seal a free-trade deal, slashing $230m in export tariffs, aiming to boost two-way trade currently valued at $4bn.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Sat, 15th Nov 2014