Business
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
Nuplex cuts guidance again as Aust manufacturing splutters
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Nuplex cuts FY guidance again as Australian
manufacturing splutters; stock dropsMay 17
(BusinessDesk) – Nuplex Industries cut the range for its
full-year earnings guidance by about $11... more
NZ consumer confidence gains in May amid rising house prices
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ consumer confidence gains in May amid rising house
prices, improving jobs marketBy Paul McBethMay 17
(BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumers continued to get more
optimistic this month... more
Quadrant selling down 37% stake in Summerset; shares halted
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Quadrant selling down 37.2% stake in Summerset; shares
haltedMay 17 (BusinessDesk) - Summerset Group
shareholder Quadrant Private Equity is selling down its 37.2
percent stake in the... more
Heartland among eight banks put on notice by S&P
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
By Paul McBeth
Standard & Poor’s, the global credit rating agency, has put eight local banks on notice over the rising risk of a housing bubble bursting in New... more
Vodafone NZ counsel Kreider wins bid to keep $541k job
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Vodafone NZ’s general counsel Kreider wins bid to keep $541,000 a year job
By Paul McBeth
May 17 (BusinessDesk) - Vodafone New Zealand’s general counsel David Kreider... more
Insights - New Zealand Initiative
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - New Zealand Initiative
Insights - New Zealand InitiativeIssue
17/2013 - 17 May 2013In this
issue:Budget
2013 - slow and steady wins the race |
Oliver Hartwich
Rebound in power prices drives gain in producer prices
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Rebound in power prices drives biggest gain in producer prices in almost two years
May 17 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand producers’ input and output prices posted the biggest... more
NZ dollar slumps on speculation Fed may end easing this year
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
NZ dollar slumps on speculation US central bank may end
easing bias this yearBy Tina MorrisonMay 17
(BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar slumped to its
lowest this year on expectations... more
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Telecom cuts guidance
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Telecom cuts guidance,
Ryman gains of profitMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – New
Zealand shares fell after Telecom said competition in
fixed-line sales meant... more
Wgtn Airport says airline revenue jump reflects noise fee
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Wellington Airport says airline revenue jump reflects
noise charge, lack of international feeMay 16
(BusinessDesk) – Wellington International Airport, which
the Commerce Commission deems... more
NZ dollar bounces off lows as NZ budget keeps surplus target
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar bounces off lows as NZ budget keeps surplus
target, greenback support stumblesBy Paul
McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar came
off its recent lows as Finance... more
BUDGET 2013: Rating agencies happy with NZ fiscal position
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
BUDGET 2013: Rating agencies happy with NZ fiscal position after budget
May 16 (BusinessDesk) - The major international rating agencies have given Finance Minister Bill English the... more
News
Labour wrong on Police again
17 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Anne TolleyMinister of Police17 May
2013Labour wrong on Police againPolice Minister
Anne Tolley says... more
New national patient safety campaign launched
17 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Jo Goodhew
A new national patient safety campaign aimed at saving lives and reducing harm is being ... more
Business
Rebound in power prices drives gain in producer prices
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Rebound in power prices drives biggest gain in producer prices in almost two years
May 17... more
Vodafone NZ counsel Kreider wins bid to keep $541k job
17 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Vodafone NZ’s general counsel Kreider wins bid to keep $541,000 a year job
By Paul McBeth
May 17 ... more
Living
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
Beauty brand Benefit finally lands in NZ
16 May 2013 Lifestyle
Childhood trips to the mall with their mother were more than a shopping experience for American sisters Maggie and Annie Ford ... more
Property
New bill improves provision of Social Housing
17 May 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Peseta Sam Lotu-IigaMP for Maungakiekie
New bill improves provision of Social... more
Social housing reforms sent to select committee
17 May 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Social housing reforms sent to select committee
A bill to create the right... 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
All Black Carter calls for global season revamp
17 May 2013 Rugby
WELLINGTON (AFP) - All Blacks great Dan Carter on Friday backed calls to overhaul global rugby's playing calendar, saying the... more
Sinclair and Price to co-captain Secondary Schools
17 May 2013 Netball
Netball NZ
17 May 2013: Samantha Sinclair (John Paul College / Emerging Talent Accelerant Squad) and Jamie-Lee Price (Mount... more
Columns
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
Gordon Campbell on stonewalling about the GCSB, and MMP
15 May 2013 Column
Gordon Campbell on stonewalling about the GCSB, and MMP
by Gordon Campbell
This week has seen two examples of turkeys... 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
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
Budget 2013: Maori Affairs cadetships to be expanded
10 May 2013 Recruitment
New Zealand Government
Budget 2013 has provided more funding towards the highly successful Maori Affairs cadetship programme, which... more
