New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 113
CORRECT: Suncorp posts 15% gain in first-half profit; flags potential reinsurance impact
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Suncorp's half-year profit soars by 15%, yet cautions over potential £118m reinsurance hit from past natural disasters.
Delegat first-half operating profit rose 1% to $20.5 mln, reiterates full-year guidance
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed wine company, said first-half operating profit rose 1 percent and it's on track to meet guidance for fu.
NZ retail spending on debit, credit cards rises 0.9% in January
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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New Zealanders increased their spending on debit and credit cards in January, led by consumables and durables, while spending on fuel fell for a th.
National 'won't walk away' from SkyCity convention centre deal, says Little
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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The government will do whatever it can to ensure the Auckland convention centre is built under a deal with SkyCity Entertainment Group, said Labour.
MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
MYOB introduces client portal to transform collaboration between accountants and clients. 67% of new registrations are for cloud accounting.
Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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jobs
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asx
Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, will take a 30 million euro charge this year to consolidate its European manufacturing operations.
Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
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apps
Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.
Kiwi distie iData in liquidation
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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storage
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Auckland-based distributor iData Resolutions has been put into liquidation, with Dennis Clifford Parsons appointed as liquidator on 21 January.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares close at new record as earnings season looms; Heartland gains
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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New Zealand shares rose for a fourth day, closing at a new record, as a lack of profit warnings ahead of the earnings season reinforced confidence.
Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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microsoft azure
While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.
Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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fibre
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agrihq
New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.
Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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cloud services
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cisco
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shares
Cisco's broad suite of products meant it was well placed to meet rising demand from a growing reliance on web based services.
FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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telephony
FMG swaps Avaya for Interactive Intelligence to enhance NZ rural insurance service with innovative multi-channel communication.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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power / energy
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healthtech
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chorus
New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.
NetSuite invests heavily in New Zealand market
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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fintech
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partner programmes
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financial systems
NetSuite bolsters NZ presence, investing in partnerships to boost cloud services for the local burgeoning SME market.
UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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earthquake commission
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security vulnerabilities
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funding
The government review of the Earthquake Commission's funding and policy structures is leaving global reinsurers uncertain as they try to assess the.
Auckland January house prices slip from December's record in holiday lull
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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migration
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property market
Auckland house prices edged lower in January from record levels the previous month as sales volumes steadied during the summer holiday period, acco.
NZX January trading volume drops, value edges up
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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capital
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nzx
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shares
The volume of cash trading on New Zealand's share market dropped in January from a year earlier, in what's typically a quiet month, though the valu.
Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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cloud services
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crowdfunding
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websites
A group of young Warkworth Primary School students have designed a website to help raise funds for the native Kiwi.
Dairy product prices climb, lifted by whole milk powder
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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fonterra
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globaldairytrade
Dairy product prices rose in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a larger-than-expected jump in the price of whole milk powder.