New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 114
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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power / energy
New Zealand shares gained after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate to a record low, making the returns on offer in New Zealand more at.
600,000 Kiwi businesses using .nz domain name
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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martech
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software development
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domain names
.nz continues to be the domain name of choice for New Zealanders in the face of growing competition in the market.
NZ commodity prices fall 0.9% in January, extending 12-month slide to 19%
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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kiwifruit
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wool
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beef
New Zealand commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 percent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.
SkyCity cut to 'sell' by Craigs, citing lack of return and high risk
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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shares
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skycity
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investment
SkyCity Entertainment Group was downgraded to 'sell' from 'hold' by Craigs Investment Partners, reflecting that the brokerage doesn't expect shares.
JB Hi-Fi's NZ first-half sales, earnings fall in 'very competitive' market
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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sales
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revenue
JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand sales and earnings fell in the first half of the financial year in what the Australian discount consumer electronics chain s.
NZ property value annual growth accelerates in January
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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inflation
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property market
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demand
New Zealand's residential property values grew at a faster annual pace in January as a shortage of houses for sale in Auckland continued to fan the.
Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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port of tauranga
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environmental protection authority
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centreport
CentrePort plans to seek resource consents to dredge the shipping channel in Wellington harbour to make room for container vessels almost twice the.
Local Government NZ suggests new taxes, central govt support could bridge spending gap
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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local government
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world bank
New Zealand's 78 local government organisations could close the gap between spending and revenue with new taxes or a share of existing central gove.
New boss for Infosys Australia and New Zealand
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Indian technology outsourcing firm Infosys has announced the appointment of Andrew Groth as its new head for Australia and New Zealand.
VMob hastens to squash rumours of insider trading
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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risk & compliance
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vmob
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financial markets authority
VMob Group has released a statement acknowledging the market speculation regarding certain VMob directors and insider trading.
NZ PM Key to outline social housing programme in first major speech of 2015
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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government
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cost
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iwi
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will tomorrow outline his government's plans to overhaul social housing, including the sale of government-owned.
McDonald's NZ EFTPOS outage could cost thousands per hour
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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eftpos
Kim Bartlett, McDonald’s New Zealand communications manager, says they are currently working on a fix and don’t know how long it will take to be back.
Cloud offerings help MYOB break records
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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cloud services
MYOB has announced it now has 500,000 regular paying clients, and says its cloud offerings have significantly contributed to this figure.
New Zealand food prices rise in Dec, on seasonal fruits and meat
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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inflation
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beef
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food
New Zealand food prices rose in December, following a fall in November, led by more expensive fruit and meat, while dairy products fell.
First Avatar sequel put back a year, says Cameron
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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budget
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avatars
The first of the three sequels to the blockbuster movie, Avatar, has been set back a year because of delays in completing the scripts, the films' d.
Trade Me takes 15% stake in HarMoney for $7.7 million
Mon, 12th Jan 2015
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trade me
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shares
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harmoney
Trade Me invests $7.7m for a 15% stake in HarMoney, New Zealand's sole licensed P2P lender, aiming to reshape the country's consumer finance.
New app makes exploring Eastland easier
Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apps
Exploring Eastland just got easier with a new app for iPhones and iPads, featuring offline access to the region's best spots.
Eric Watson's US dairy venture changes tack with planned iced tea merger
Thu, 8th Jan 2015
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agriculture
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nasdaq
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acquisition
Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.
NZ Education Ministry faces smaller bill than feared for leaky schools, as Carter suit looms
Wed, 7th Jan 2015
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edutech
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ministry of education
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building
New Zealand's Ministry of Education has cut its estimate for the total cost of fixing leaky schools by as much as $400 million, with a damages suit.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Steel & Tube, NZOG as oil weakens; Spark, MRP gain
Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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healthtech
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wall street
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shares
New Zealand shares fell, led by Steel & Tube Holdings, New Zealand Oil and Gas and Fletcher Building, joining a global sell off in equities in the.