New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 106
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, paced by Summerset; Spark, Fonterra decline
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares rose, paced by Summerset Group Holdings and Ryman Healthcare as investors bought into retirement village operators.
NZ Rugby full-year profit shrinks by 86% as costs rise
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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New Zealand Rugby's annual profit dropped about 86 percent as the national sports administrator's costs grew faster than its income.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Summerset gains on 1Q sales
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares rose with Summerset leading on strong 1Q sales; A2 Milk and SkyCity fell due to a strong kiwi dollar affecting trans-Tasman exposed stocks.
Xero Payroll now available to Kiwi businesses
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Kiwi accounting software firm Xero has released its all-in-one cloud accounting and payroll solution to its New Zealand customers.
Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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New Zealand developed app, Printicular, is on a shortlist of apps that deliver Google Wallet to Android users, placing it with the likes of Uber.
Fletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Fletcher Building's shares missed out on the rally in New Zealand shares in the past five years and Graeme Hart's Carter Holt Harvey will face similar.
Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.
NZX share trading rises for second month in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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The volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock market rose for the second consecutive month in March as the NZX 50 Index rose to record l.
NZ lamb wool prices fall as lower Aussie dollar lures Chinese buyers
Fri, 3rd Apr 2015
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New Zealand lamb wool prices fell as Chinese buyers of the fibre favoured the Australian market as a decline in the Aussie dollar made that country's.
F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.
NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, tasked with managing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has suspended its investment mandate with Milfo.
Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fonterra Cooperative Group is likely to increase its forecast payout to dairy farmers next season by enough to make production profitable for most far.
F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fisher & Paykel Appliances, the Auckland-based manufacturer and consumer credit company owned by China's Haier Group, narrowed its full-year loss in 2.
NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by A2 on ASX debut
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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NZ shares climbed as A2 Milk's promising ASX debut saw a 12% rise. Yet, Warehouse Group, Genesis Energy, and Metlifecare dipped amid ex-dividend status.
NZ business confidence rises to 7-month high in March as agriculture sentiment lifts
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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New Zealand business confidence rose to a seven-month high in March, led by improved sentiment in the agricultural sector.
Anzco posts weaker 2014 profit after taking control of Five Star Beef
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Anzco Foods, New Zealand's third-largest meat company, said profit halved in 2014, a year in which it bought out shareholder Itoham Foods' half stake.
NZX's SuperLife lifts Energy Mad stake to 45.6% with $2.2M rights offer underwrite
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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NZX's SuperLife escalates Energy Mad holding to 45.6% amid rights issue, channelling £2.2M to aid LED strategy.
NZ building consents fall for a third month in February
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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New Zealand residential building consents declined for a third month in February, as the pace of new home building slowed.
100,000 Kiwis now connecting on Neighbourly
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Neighbourly.co.nz, New Zealand’s free and private neighbourhood website, has just broken the 100,000 membership milestone.