Business
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
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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
Telecom’s Gen-i slims down with Davanti sale to management
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Telecom’s Gen-i slims down with Davanti sale to
managementMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - Telecom’s Gen-i
has agreed to sell its Davanti Consulting business in a
management buy-out the latest... more
BUDGET 2013 Meridian mega-float by year's end
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
BUDGET 2013 Meridian mega-float to fund rail, hospitals,
schools, irrigationMay 16 (BusinessDesk) - The
country's most valuable electricity company, Meridian
Energy, will be partially... more
BUDGET 2013: ACC levy cuts to cancel out fiscal drag
16 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
BUDGET 2013: ACC levy cuts to cancel out fiscal
dragBy Pattrick SmellieMay 16 (BusinessDesk) -
Accident Compensation Corp levies are projected to be cut
progressively to give businesses... more
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
News
NZ's Sir Ed lauded as a 'great Briton'
22 May 2013 News
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
Goodyear to sell NZ retail businesses to locals
21 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Goodyear to sell NZ retail businesses to locals for undisclosed sum
May 21 (BusinessDesk) - Goodyear... more
Central Plains Water shareholders back $56M capital raising
21 May 2013 Business News
Article - Businesswire
Central Plains Water shareholders committed to capital raising up to $56 mln
May 21 (BusinessDesk)... more
Living
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
Lexus Short Films take Kiwis all the way to Cannes
21 May 2013 Entertainment
Lexus New Zealand
Capturing the theme ‘life is amazing’ has led to an amazing life experience for two Auckland-based... 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
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
Pilgrimage to Gallipoli
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
