New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 122
Libraries to kick-start NZ’s knowledge economy?
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Aussie-kiwi dollar parity may be great news for travellers heading across the ditch, but it also raises some big questions about the long term state.
Xero sets its sights on Asia, first stop, Singapore
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Xero has entered into a strategic partnership with KPMG in Singapore in order to help it extend its global reach.
Fishing company Sanford looks to lay off 232 Christchurch staff
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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government
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Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company's Christchur.
Technology and broadband vital for Kiwi businesses
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Of businesses using the internet, just under one-quarter used a fibre-optic connection for ultra-fast broadband in 2014.
Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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market growth
Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is exploring more investment opportunities across Asia, having shifted its businesses away fr.
NZ primary industry firms open Chinese marketing office
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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collaboration
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economy
A group of New Zealand primary sector firms has opened a joint marketing office in Shanghai, completing a three-year gestation to make life easier in.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, paced by Summerset; Spark, Fonterra decline
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares rose, paced by Summerset Group Holdings and Ryman Healthcare as investors bought into retirement village operators.
NZ Rugby full-year profit shrinks by 86% as costs rise
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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financial results
New Zealand Rugby's annual profit dropped about 86 percent as the national sports administrator's costs grew faster than its income.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Summerset gains on 1Q sales
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares rose with Summerset leading on strong 1Q sales; A2 Milk and SkyCity fell due to a strong kiwi dollar affecting trans-Tasman exposed stocks.
Xero Payroll now available to Kiwi businesses
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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financial systems
Kiwi accounting software firm Xero has released its all-in-one cloud accounting and payroll solution to its New Zealand customers.
Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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apps
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New Zealand developed app, Printicular, is on a shortlist of apps that deliver Google Wallet to Android users, placing it with the likes of Uber.
Fletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Fletcher Building's shares missed out on the rally in New Zealand shares in the past five years and Graeme Hart's Carter Holt Harvey will face similar.
Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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housing
Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.
NZX share trading rises for second month in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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The volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock market rose for the second consecutive month in March as the NZX 50 Index rose to record l.
NZ lamb wool prices fall as lower Aussie dollar lures Chinese buyers
Fri, 3rd Apr 2015
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demand
New Zealand lamb wool prices fell as Chinese buyers of the fibre favoured the Australian market as a decline in the Aussie dollar made that country's.
F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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tax
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sales
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market
Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.
NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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financial markets authority
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investment
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, tasked with managing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has suspended its investment mandate with Milfo.
Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fonterra Cooperative Group is likely to increase its forecast payout to dairy farmers next season by enough to make production profitable for most far.
F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fisher & Paykel Appliances, the Auckland-based manufacturer and consumer credit company owned by China's Haier Group, narrowed its full-year loss in 2.
NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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housing
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demand
New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.