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Stories by Pattrick - Page 7

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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.
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Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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housing
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.
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Veritas says failure of four Mad Butcher franchisees 'coincidence of timing'
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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veritas
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veritas investments
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liquidation
Veritas Investments, the food and beverage investor, has responded to media reports about the financial health of its Mad Butcher brand by saying the.
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Dulux takes $15.2 million hit in IRD tax dispute
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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tax
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asx
DuluxGroup settles a long-standing tax dispute with New Zealand's IRD, taking a USD $15.2 million hit to cover provisions, including USD $8.9 million in cash.
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Fonterra mulls $250M bond sale, third issue for NZX debt market
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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banking
Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's biggest dairy exporter, may sell $250 million of six-year bonds in what would be its third security listed on.
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'Unresponsive' Pyne Gould censured again by NZX Tribunal
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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nzx
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financial markets authority
Pyne Gould Corp, whose 2014 accounts are being looked into by the Financial Markets Authority, has been censured by the NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribun.
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NZX share trading rises for second month in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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stock market
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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.
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NZ dollar holds near parity with Australian dollar, may breach if RBA cuts rate
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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australian dollar
The New Zealand dollar traded near parity with the Australian dollar and may break through A$1 should the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate.
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World Week Ahead: Dudley saves the day
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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wall street
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aras
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economy
Wall Street advanced, shrugging off earlier declines following Friday's disappointing US jobs report, after New York Fed President William Dudley sugg.
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NZ lamb wool prices fall as lower Aussie dollar lures Chinese buyers
Fri, 3rd Apr 2015
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new zealand dollar
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agrihq
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demand
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.
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NZ dollar rises to post-float high vs. Australian dollar
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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hcm
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payroll systems
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new zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar rose to a new post-float high against the Australian dollar as traders looked ahead to non-farm payrolls data in the US and wha.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by A2, Meridian
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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NZ shares fell mildly, driven by declines in A2 Milk and Meridian Energy. The NZX 50 Index dipped by 4.188 points amid light pre-Easter trading.
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Drones trials for Kiwi forestry management
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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New Zealand is at the forefront of testing unmanned aerial flights and is set to have the world's first regulatory framework that allows beyond line o.
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NZ's 'basketcase' bee industry seeks govt help to get national body, levies
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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green party
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bee industry group
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retailers
Representatives of New Zealand's fragmented bee industry have called on government support to reintroduce commodity levies for honey and the creation.
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F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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tax
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sales
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market
Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.
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Chatham Rock proposes reverse listing wider mandate
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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nzax
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chatham rock phosphate
Chatham Rock Phosphate, which was turned down for a consent for seabed mining, has proposed a deal with associate Aorere Resources which would turn Ch.
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Chch’s Science Alive to help sci-tech centres in China’s Gansu
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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construction
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investment
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development
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel has signed a memorandum of understanding with her counterparts in China's Gansu that will see local science and tech.
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NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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cloud services
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new zealand superannuation fund
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financial markets authority
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, tasked with managing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has suspended its investment mandate with Milfo.
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Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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fonterra
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new zealand dollar
Fonterra Cooperative Group is likely to increase its forecast payout to dairy farmers next season by enough to make production profitable for most far.
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F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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fisher & paykel finance
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expenses
Fisher & Paykel Appliances, the Auckland-based manufacturer and consumer credit company owned by China's Haier Group, narrowed its full-year loss in 2.