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Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer
Microsoft

Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer

While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China
Statistics NZ

Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance
Cloud Services

Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance

Cisco's broad suite of products meant it was well placed to meet rising demand from a growing reliance on web based services.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence
Unified Communications

FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence

FMG swaps Avaya for Interactive Intelligence to enhance NZ rural insurance service with innovative multi-channel communication.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
NetSuite invests heavily in New Zealand market
Fintech

NetSuite invests heavily in New Zealand market

NetSuite bolsters NZ presence, investing in partnerships to boost cloud services for the local burgeoning SME market.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market
Earthquake Commission

UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market

The government review of the Earthquake Commission's funding and policy structures is leaving global reinsurers uncertain as they try to assess the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains

New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Auckland January house prices slip from December's record in holiday lull
Migration

Auckland January house prices slip from December's record in holiday lull

Auckland house prices edged lower in January from record levels the previous month as sales volumes steadied during the summer holiday period, acco.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
NZX January trading volume drops, value edges up
Capital

NZX January trading volume drops, value edges up

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot
Cloud Services

Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot

A group of young Warkworth Primary School students have designed a website to help raise funds for the native Kiwi.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Dairy product prices climb, lifted by whole milk powder
Fonterra

Dairy product prices climb, lifted by whole milk powder

Dairy product prices rose in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a larger-than-expected jump in the price of whole milk powder.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield
Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
600,000 Kiwi businesses using .nz domain name
Marketing Technologies

600,000 Kiwi businesses using .nz domain name

.nz continues to be the domain name of choice for New Zealanders in the face of growing competition in the market.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
NZ commodity prices fall 0.9% in January, extending 12-month slide to 19%
Kiwifruit

NZ commodity prices fall 0.9% in January, extending 12-month slide to 19%

New Zealand commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 percent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
SkyCity cut to 'sell' by Craigs, citing lack of return and high risk
Shares

SkyCity cut to 'sell' by Craigs, citing lack of return and high risk

SkyCity Entertainment Group was downgraded to 'sell' from 'hold' by Craigs Investment Partners, reflecting that the brokerage doesn't expect shares.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
JB Hi-Fi's NZ first-half sales, earnings fall in 'very competitive' market
JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi's NZ first-half sales, earnings fall in 'very competitive' market

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
NZ property value annual growth accelerates in January
Inflation

NZ property value annual growth accelerates in January

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships
Port of Tauranga

Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships

CentrePort plans to seek resource consents to dredge the shipping channel in Wellington harbour to make room for container vessels almost twice the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015