Business

Budget 2013: Loss-making start-ups to get R&D tax deductions

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk Budget 2013: Loss-making start-ups to get R&D tax deduction boostBy Pattrick SmellieMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Loss-making start-up companies which invest heavily in research and... more

BUDGET 2013: NZDMO trims $3 bln from borrowing programme

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire BUDGET 2013: Debt Management Office trims $3 bln from borrowing programmeBy Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand Debt Management Office will cut its borrowing programme by... more

BUDGET 2013: English signs off on Reserve Bank’s new toolkit

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire BUDGET 2013: English signs off on Reserve Bank’s new toolkitBy Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – Finance Minister Bill English has given the tick of approval to the Reserve Bank’s new... more

BUDGET 2013: Residential rebuild in Canterbury ‘key driver’

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire BUDGET 2013: Residential rebuild in Canterbury ‘key driver’ of economic growthBy Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Some $18 billion of new residential housing in Canterbury, accounting... more

BUDGET 2013: DMO trims $3 bln from borrowing programme

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk BUDGET 2013: Debt Management Office trims $3 bln from borrowing programmeBy Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand Debt Management Office will cut its borrowing programme by... more

BUDGET 2013: More tax, less spending keep surplus in sight

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk BUDGET 2013: Higher tax take, spending restraint keep 2015 surplus intactBy Jonathan UnderhillMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – Finance Minister Bill English will meet his targets for a return to... more

The right person for the right job

16 May 2013 Business News
University of Waikato 16 May, 2013The right person for the right jobSome suggest that he helped England win the Rugby World Cup in 2003, but he firmly denies it. Dr Lenny Kristal could help you out of that... more

Steady trading enjoyed by Queenstown hoteliers

16 May 2013 Business News
Tourism Industry Association Steady trading enjoyed by Queenstown hoteliersQueenstown hotels enjoyed a year of steady trading in 2012 with domestic leisure, event and conference business returning to normal... more

MRP senior managers in line for $1.2M in bonus shares

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk MRP senior managers in line for $1.2M in bonus sharesBy Pattrick SmellieMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Senior executives of newly listed, state-controlled MightyRiverPower are in line for... more

Agria brushes off Wrightson warning as ‘temporary setback'

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk Agria brushes off Wrightson profit warning as ‘temporary setback’By Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Agria Corp, the New York Stock Exchange-listed agriculture investor whose top... more

Wellington Airport lifts FY revenue from airlines by 20%

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire Wellington Airport lifts FY revenue from Air NZ, Qantas and Virgin by 20%May 16 (BusinessDesk) – Wellington International Airport, which was deemed by the Commerce Commission to be... more

Ryman boosts FY profit 13% as fee income jumps

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk Ryman boosts FY profit 13% as fee income jumps, portfolio value climbsBy Paul McBethMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Ryman Healthcare, the retirement village operator whose shares have jumped by... more

NZ dollar gaisn as budget awaited

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk NZ dollar gains as investors take advantage of weakness to buy ahead of budgetBy Tina MorrisonMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against major currencies as... more

Telecom FY earnings to be at bottom end of guidance

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk Telecom FY earnings to be at bottom end of guidance on fixed-line rivalry, Gen-i squeezeMay 16 (BusinessDesk) – Telecom, which is aiming to cut its workforce by as much as 16 percent this... more

Dairy product prices extend decline from record high

16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk Dairy product prices extend decline from record high on GDT platform, falling 2.1% May 16 (BusinessDesk) – Prices of dairy products extended their decline from a record high as a... more

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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