Business
NZ targets $30M extra tax from mining tax changes
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ targets $30M extra tax from mining tax
changesBy Pattrick SmellieMay 20 (BusinessDesk) -
The government's enthusiasm for mining does not run to
leaving " very concessionary" tax... more
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by F&P Healthcare
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by F&P Healthcare on
weaker kiwiMay 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand
shares edged higher, led by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and
NZX, while... more
NZ dollar pares loss as Bernanke’s Wednesday testimony looms
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar pares loss as Bernanke’s Wednesday testimony
keeps investors wary on QEBy Paul McBethMay 20
(BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar pared its decline in
local trading as the... more
MightyRiverPower shares dip below $2.50 offer price
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
MightyRiverPower shares dip below $2.50 offer price
May 20 (BusinessDesk) - Shares in MightyRiverPower, which the government partially privatised earlier this month, dipped below... more
Independent Liquor plans major facelift for Mill chain
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Mill to get major facelift after Independent Liquor
acquisitionBy Paul McBethMay 20 (BusinessDesk) -
The Mill Liquorsave retail chain faces a major rebranding
exercise after Asahi-owned... more
NZ stops issuing beef, lamb export certificates to China
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
May 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand has stopped issuing export certificates for beef and lamb bound for China pending resolution of a paperwork glitch that has left frozen... more
KPMG CEO advocates organizations look more to their Why
20 May 2013 Business News
Leaders Review
KPMG CEO advocates organizations look more to their Why
Opening the second series of this year’s Leaders Review televised and online leadership vignettes, Paul Herrod, KPMG’s CEO,... more
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may decline this week as US appeals
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may decline this week as investors favour US assets
By Tina Morrison
May 20 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar may decline this week as expectations of... more
NZ’s services sector expands at fastest clip in 5 mths
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
NZ’s services sector expands at fastest clip in five months in April
May 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s services sector, which accounts for about 70 percent of... more
Independent Liquor buys Mill chain for undisclosed sum
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
By Paul McBeth
May 20 (BusinessDesk) - Independent Liquor, whose Japanese owner Asahi is locked in a court battle over the $1.5 billion price tag it paid for the booze empire, is... more
SkyCity agrees to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino for $5M
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
SkyCity agrees to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino from Lasseters for $5 mln
May 20 (BusinessDesk) - SkyCity Entertainment Group has agreed to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino... more
NZ dollar hits 8 ½ mth low as US recovery continues
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
NZ dollar hits 8 ½ mth low as improving US economy
spurs speculation of end to QEBy Tina MorrisonMay
20 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar dropped to an
eight-and-a-half-month low on... more
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares fall; MRP finishes week at $2.53
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares fall; MRP finishes week at
$2.53May 17 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares
fell, with Nuplex Industries cutting its full-year earnings
guidance a second time and... more
RBNZ will explain before using new asset bubble tools
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ central bank will explain before using new asset
bubble toolsBy Tina MorrisonMay 17 (BusinessDesk)
- New Zealand's Reserve Bank will clearly explain concerns
it has about risks to... more
Quadrant sells down Summerset stake at $2.90 a share
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Quadrant sells down Summerset stake at $2.90 a share,
raising $89 mlnMay 17 (BusinessDesk) - Summerset
Group shareholder Quadrant Private Equity sold down its
stake in the retirement... more
News
Chinese meat blockade a 'technical issue'
20 May 2013 News
New Zealand meat exports held up on Chinese wharves by a bureaucratic blockade may have been delayed partly due to Chinese efforts at... more
Funding For Post Disaster Building Management
20 May 2013 Canterbury Earthquake
New Zealand Government
Hon Maurice WilliamsonMinister for Building and Construction20 May 2013 Media Statement
Funding For Post... more
Business
NZ stops issuing beef, lamb export certificates to China
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
May 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand has stopped issuing export certificates for beef and lamb... more
SkyCity agrees to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino for $5M
20 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
SkyCity agrees to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino from Lasseters for $5 mln
May 20 (BusinessDesk) -... more
Living
Traditional Maori Instrumentalist Featured In Documentary
20 May 2013 Entertainment
Victoria University of Wellington
Traditional Maori instrumentalist Dr Richard Nunns is the subject of a new documentary feature ... more
Heavy Metal Ninjas Join Decortica And New Way Home
17 May 2013 Entertainment
Noise PR
Heavy Metal Ninjas Join Decortica And New Way Home
on North Island Tour
Decortica and New Way Home are... more
Property
Capital gains targeted in govt's Auckland homes plan
20 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
Capital gains from property targeted in government’s plan to fast-track consents
By Paul... more
Clear message sent to property developers
19 May 2013 Property
Property developers who "sit and wait" for land values to increase have been sent a clear signal that the Government will act to bring... more
Migration
Budget 2013: Student loan defaulters could be stopped at border
16 May 2013 Migration
Steven Joyce says only overseas-based residents who deliberately default on their student loan repayments will be arrested at the... more
NZ dream lures top Brits
13 May 2013 Migration
Long queues of skilled Britons wanting to work here show recent plunge in migrant numbers is about to be reversed.
Thousands of... more
Travel
Top 5: Travelling support for the All Blacks
16 May 2013 Travel & Tourism
As the All Blacks eye their touring calendar, Dylan Cleaver lists the five best places to watch the team abroad
1: Millennium Stadium,... more
Steady trading enjoyed by Dunedin hoteliers
15 May 2013 NZ Tourism
Tourism Industry Association
Dunedin hotels enjoyed a year of steady trading in 2012 with domestic leisure, event and... more
Sport
White: Brumbies still on track for playoffs
20 May 2013 Rugby
The Brumbies remain in control of their own Super Rugby destiny despite Saturday's 28-22 loss to arch rivals the Waratahs, according... more
Cricket -'One hour of madness'
20 May 2013 Cricket
Misery emerged from promise at Lord's on Sunday as New Zealand were bowled out for 68 when in quest of 239 to win the first Test... more
Columns
Going home
19 May 2013 Column
By Sandy Abbot
Momentous day today, it’s worth a note.
Friday 17th of May 2013.
Sounds non-descript, a day like many other... more
Gordon Campbell on the 2013 Budget
17 May 2013 Column
Gordon Campbell on the 2013 Budget
by Gordon Campbell
The Budget lockup retains a symbolic value these days, but little... more
Kiwi Success
Teen draws 400,000 internet fans
3 May 2013 People
Tauranga teen Kristina Webb knew her artwork was getting popular, but she had no idea of the extent of that popularity until she saw... more
NZ architecture's dynamic duo
26 Apr 2013 People
When you've walked off with New Zealand's most prestigious award for domestic architecture four times in a decade, you have to be... more
Recruitment
Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs - survey
20 May 2013 Recruitment
More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next year.
According to a survey from... more
Borrows congratulates Student Job Search on 30 years
15 May 2013 Recruitment
New Zealand Government
Hon Chester BorrowsAssociate Minister for Social Development
Associate Social Development... more
