Business
NZ dollar falls to 8-month low after Chinese PMI
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar falls to 8-month low after Chinese
manufacturing contracts, Bernanke says watch the
dataBy Paul McBethMay 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New
Zealand dollar fell to an eight-month low... more
NZ meat cleared to move from across Chinese wharves
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
NZ meat cleared to move from across Chinese wharves, as
ministry chided for mistakeMay 23 (BusinessDesk) –
New Zealand meat has been cleared to move across Chinese
wharves as soon as next... more
Clever Kiwis vie for export awards
23 May 2013 Business News
Employers And Manufacturers Association
Media statement Thursday, May 23, 2013Clever Kiwis
vie for export awardsNew Zealand designers and suppliers
of jewellery, yacht masts and aeroplane safety checks are... more
Xero posts $14.4 mln FY loss, doubles revenue
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Xero posts $14.4 mln FY loss, doubles revenue and paying
customersMay 23 (BusinessDesk) – Xero, the
cloud-based accounting firm, widened its annual loss in line
with is guidance while... more
Veolia Transport almost doubles FY profit
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Veolia Transport, Auckland rail operator, almost doubles
FY profit after inking new contractBy Tina
MorrisonMay 22 (BusinessDesk) Veolia Transport Auckland,
which runs the city's urban... more
F&P Healthcare shares at highest in over 2 yrs on outlook
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
F&P Healthcare shares jump to highest in more than 2
years on profit outlookBy Tina MorrisonMay 23
(BusinessDesk) - Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare jumped
to their highest in... more
Bathurst gets nod for DoC access to Denniston mine
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Bathurst gets nod for DoC access to Denniston
mineBy Pattrick SmellieMay 23 (BusinessDesk) -
Conservation Minister Nick Smith has approved access over
conservation estate land for... more
No savings this year for Rakon manufacturing shift to China
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
No savings this year for Rakon’s manufacturing shift
to China, grand plan coming in JulyBy Paul
McBethMay 23 (BusinessDesk) - Rakon, which makes crystal
oscillators used in smart phones... more
Kiwi-Made App Released For Movie After Earth
23 May 2013 Business News
BeyondTheStory
NEWS RELEASE EMBARGOED TO THURSDAY 23 MAY,
2013Kiwi-Made App Released For Movie
After EarthA Kiwi company is behind the
global release today of an interactive app for the highly
anticipated... more
Fronde mulls capital raising for Aust push; FY profit climbs
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Fronde mulls capital raising for Australian push as FY
profit more than doublesMay 23 (BusinessDesk) -
Fronde Systems Group, a Wellington-based software and
cloud-based services... more
GPG pension headache puts brake on wind-down plan
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
GPG pension headache puts brake on wind-down
planMay 23 (BusinessDesk) - Guinness Peat Group will
have to keep on more staff than previously planned as it
works with the UK regulator over... more
Rotorua Hoteliers Record Strong First Quarter
23 May 2013 Business News
Tourism Industry Association New Zealand
Rotorua Hoteliers Record Strong First
QuarterNumerous events and a significant
increase in Chinese visitors in the first quarter of 2013
meant Rotorua hotels enjoyed... more
F&P Healthcare FY earning beat guidance, sees more gains
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
F&P Healthcare beats 2013 guidance, forecasts boost in
2014 profit; shares gain to 2 ½ year highBy Tina
MorrisonMay 23 (BusinessDesk) - Fisher & Paykel
Healthcare, which makes... more
DNZ Property sells $60M of shares at 1.8% discount
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
DNZ Property sells $60M of shares to institutions at
1.8% discountBy Paul McBethMay 23 (BusinessDesk)
- DNZ Property Fund, which reported a 14 percent decline in
annual distributable... more
Rakon plunges deeper into the red on writedowns; shares drop
23 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Rakon plunges deeper into the red on writedowns; shares
tumble 8%By Paul McBethMay 23 (BusinessDesk) -
Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in smart phones
and navigation systems,... more
News
NZ's Sir Ed lauded as a 'great Briton'
22 May 2013 News
Kiwis are used to Aussies claiming their finest, but not the Poms.
But England's Daily Telegraph newspaper is now celebrating Mt... more
Thousands of lightning bolts hit NZ
22 May 2013 Environment
More than 3500 lightning strikes have lit up New Zealand's skies in just 12 hours, as a complex weather system brings wind, rain and ... more
Business
NZ Post sees no impact on debt on issue from S&P warning
22 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
NZ Post sees no impact on debt on issue from S&P lowering rating outlook
May 22 (BusinessDesk) -... more
Vodafone NZ loses mobile customers for 9th straight quarter
22 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Vodafone NZ loses mobile customers for 9th straight quarter
By Paul McBeth
May 22 (BusinessDesk) - ... more
Living
Completion Pieter t
22 May 2013 Lifestyle
Integrity NZ
Completion Pieter t
RELEASE DATE: 31st May 2013
Completion, the 2nd album from Pieter T, perfectly rides the balance... more
Twitter and Kiwi athletes: Tweeting unites fans, media and players
21 May 2013 Technology
For some, the social network is an unedited global village gossip sheet, overflowing with misinformation. But it is also a digital... more
Property
If it's standing empty it'll sell fast
22 May 2013 Property
Low interest rates encourage own-your-own trend in industrial premises.
Strong demand for vacant premises, particularly from... more
Property For Industry, Direct Property merger deemed fair
22 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
Property For Industry merger with Direct Property Fund is fair, advisers say
By Tina Morrison
May 22 ... more
Migration
Retirement New Zealand visa proposed
22 May 2013 Migration
A proposal to introduce a new category of New Zealand visa which would allow retirees to live in New Zealand tax-free has been... more
New Zealand immigration influx gathers pace
22 May 2013 Migration
The rate of people moving to New Zealand combined with falling rates of those leaving for Australia is positioning the country in a... more
Travel
Queenstown the world's 25th best destination - survey
22 May 2013 Travel & Tourism
Queenstown is the world's 25th best destination, according to TripAdvisor.
The global travel website released its latest survey... more
Visitors flocking to NZ in record numbers
21 May 2013 Travel & Tourism
Visitors flocked to New Zealand in record numbers last month, with Chinese tourists showing the biggest increase.
Arrivals in April... more
Sport
New circuit: all it's tracked up to be?
22 May 2013 Motor Sport
Pukekohe's $6.6m makeover made V8 Supercars happy. Paul Charman asks: are other motorsports getting a fair suck of the sav?
Pukekohe's... more
Super Rugby: Five Super rounds to go but play offs still wide open
22 May 2013 Rugby
Five Super rugby rounds to go and the make-up of the top-six play-off spots is less than clear-cut. One thing is certain though - the... more
Columns
Not so quiet on the Western Front
21 May 2013 Column
By Charlotte Everett
ANZAC Day often takes on a new significance for Aussies and Kiwis living in Europe, and for many, the time will... more
Gordon Campbell: Govt tramples on rights of family carers
21 May 2013 Column
Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers
by Gordon Campbell
Don’t want to be ... 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
Hamilton leads the way with 'living wage'
22 May 2013 Recruitment
Hamilton has become the first city council in New Zealand to approve paying all staff a 'living wage', and Auckland and Wellington... more
Xero offers 10k bonus to new employees
22 May 2013 Recruitment
Accounting software provider Xero is offering a $10,000 bonus to new developers who join its Wellington-based team.
The company, whose... more
