Business
NZ approves levy on kiwifruit exports in Psa shakeup
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
May 14 (BusinessDesk) - The government has signed off a levy on kiwifruit exports to help cover the cost of managing the outbreak of the Psa vine bacteria, and will hand over management of... more
MYOB snaffles BankLink in $136 mln private equity deal
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
MYOB snaffles BankLink in $136 million private equity deal
By Pattrick Smellie
May 14 (BusinessDesk) - Australian accounting software market leader MYOB is paying $136 million to... more
Ex-Foodstuffs boss Carter to head up Air NZ board
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Ex-Foodstuffs boss Carter to head up Air NZ board
By Paul McBeth
May 14 (BusinessDesk) - Former Foodstuffs boss Tony Carter will take up the chair at Air New Zealand’s board... more
NZ retail sales growth slows in sweltering first-quarter
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ retail sales growth slows in first-quarter as warm weather keeps lid on clothing purchases
By Paul McBeth
May 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand retail sales slowed their pace of growth in... more
Infratil FY net profit drops to $3.4 mln on UK writedowns
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Infratil FY net profit drops to $3.4 mln on UK
writedowns, accounting chargesMay 14 (BusinessDesk)
– Infratil, which is mulling the float of its Z Energy
chain of petrol stations,... more
Bright Dairy to cede control of Synlait Milk in NZX listing
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Bright Dairy to cede control of Synlait Milk in NZX
listingMay 14 (BusinessDesk) - Chinese food giant
Bright Dairy & Food will give up its controlling stake when
local dairy processor... more
NZ dollar falls as US growth in focus
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar falls as signs US economy is recovering spurs
demand for greenback By Tina MorrisonMay 14
(BusinessDesk) -The New Zealand dollar declined after
better-than-expected US retail... more
Wrightson FY earnings to fall by up to 27% on drought
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
PGG Wrightson annual earnings to fall by up to 27% on
drought, lower livestock valuesMay 14 (BusinessDesk)
- PGG Wrightson, the rural services company which fell out
of the NZX 50 Index... more
Bright Dairy’s Synlait Milk considers IPO as NZX heats up
14 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Bright Dairy’s Synlait Milk considers IPO as NZ equity
market heats upMay 14 (BusinessDesk) – Synlait
Milk, the dairy company controlled by China’s Bright Dairy
& Food, is considering... more
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; SkyCity up on convention deal
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; SkyCity up as convention deal confirmed, MRP falls
May 13 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, extending the NZX 50 Index’s advance... more
Next partial privatisation in October, says Key
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
By Pattrick Smellie
May 13 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key has all but confirmed that Meridian Energy will be the next state-owned enterprise to be partially privatised,... more
NZ dollar edges up against broadly improving US dollar
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar edges up against broadly improving US dollar as American economy eyed
By Paul McBeth
May 13 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose from a seven-and-a-half week low... more
NZ Super Fund excludes Barrick Gold on ethical grounds
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
May 13 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has excluded Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold miner, and an African subsidiary from its $22 billion... more
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may fall this week on US strength
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may fall this week as signs of
US recovery support greenbackBy Tina MorrisonMay
13 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar may decline this
week as a resurgent US... more
Deadlock breaks on plans for Mackenzie Country dairying
13 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
By Pattrick Smellie
May 13 (BusinessDesk) - Key environmental groups have signed up to a proposal which would allow both ecological restoration and intensive dairying to occur in... more
News
Collins announces Language Line expansion
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Judith CollinsMinister for Ethnic Affairs
24 May 2013
Collins announces Language Line expansion
Ethnic... more
Causeway Upgrade Project begins
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the formal start of construction today of the NZ Transport... more
Business
US retailers weighing on orange roughy prices, Sanford says
24 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
US retailers weighing on orange roughy prices with sustainability concerns, Sanford says
May 24 ... more
NZ dollar faces more downside
24 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar faces more downside as improving US economy spurs greenback supporters
By Paul McBeth
May 24 ... more
Living
Base FM Digital Liberation - It's A Movement
24 May 2013 Entertainment
Base FM
It marks the conclusion of NZ Music Month for 2013 and a new era for Base FM.
The team were under much deliberation ... more
Die!Die!Die! European Tour Dates
23 May 2013 Entertainment
Rhythmethod
DIE!DIE!DIE!EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
The Dunedin-born hellraisers Die!Die!Die! are about to go on a 70+ date tour of Europe... more
Property
DNZ Property sells $60M of shares at 1.8% discount
23 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
By Paul McBeth
May 23 (BusinessDesk) - DNZ Property Fund, which reported a 14 percent decline in ... more
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
Migration
Ambassador to Afghanistan Appointed
23 May 2013 Migration
New Zealand Government
Hon Murray McCullyMinister of Foreign Affairs
23 May 2013 Media Statement Ambassador to... more
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
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
Rugby: Williams retires from All Blacks
24 May 2013 Rugby
All Black lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.
The 77-test veteran who made his debut in 2002 made... more
Super Rugby: Chiefs prevail in NZ derby
24 May 2013 Rugby
The Chiefs have gone some way to securing top spot in the New Zealand Conference after an intense 28-19 victory over the Crusaders in... more
Columns
Campbell:failures of care for those with mental disabilities
24 May 2013 Column
Gordon Campbell on failures of care for those with mental disabilities, and Murray McCully‘s latest gaffes
by Gordon ... more
Six60 Rocks London
23 May 2013 Column
By Charlotte Everett
I was a Six60 live virgin. Last night, that all changed. And it was a truly beautiful thing.
Given that I’d... more
Kiwi Success
Kerikeri Student’s Artwork Wins Defence Competition
24 May 2013 People
New Zealand Defence Force
A poster showing a soldier’s grave has won 11 year old Sam Sutcliffe, of Kerikeri, first prize... more
Clever Kiwis vie for export awards
23 May 2013 People
Employers And Manufacturers Association
New Zealand designers and suppliers of jewellery, yacht masts and aeroplane safety checks are... more
Recruitment
Denniston mine decision good news for jobs & growth
23 May 2013 Recruitment
New Zealand Government
Hon Steven JoyceMinister for Economic Development
Hon Simon BridgesMinister of Energy & Resources
The... more
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
