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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PAYE for NZ businesses proposed in biggest tax shake-up since 1957
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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The government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-go (PAYE) basis, like individual taxpayers, in the biggest proposed.
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Fonterra says its holding its own in Canterbury as farmer suppliers look to new processors
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand's largest dairy processor, says it's holding its own in the dairy-intensive Canterbury region, despite reports.
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Court of Appeal rejects MTF Sportzone appeal over credit fees
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Motor Trade Finance and Sportzone Motorcyles over breaches of the Credit Contracts & Consumer Finance A.
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Kirkcaldie taps former chief Shewell as acting CEO while hunting Milford replacement
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Kirkcaldie & Stains, the upscale Wellington department store, named former managing director Philip Shewell as acting chief executive while it searche.
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While you were sleeping: Stocks rally amid deals
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Equities rallied amid a flurry of corporate takeovers as well as comments from China's central bank governor that the government plans to bolster the.
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NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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New Zealanders see positive spin-offs coming from the nation's growing economic ties across Asia, although they have become wary of investment from th.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow ASX lower, paced by Spark, Xero
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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New Zealand shares fell paced by Xero, Spark New Zealand and other dual listed stocks as investors across the Tasman sold off stocks after a major cap.
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NZ dollar slips as traders look ahead to dairy auction, US payrolls data
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of key US manufacturing and employment reports, and before a dairy auction where buyers will have to absorb increase.
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Update: Synlait shares fall 12% on first-half loss; lower guidance
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Shares of Synlait Milk, which has taken a cornerstone stake in Sichuan New Hope Nutritional Foods Co to gain direct interest in a Chinese infant formu.
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NZ dollar may sink to 70 US cents in 2015 on resurgent greenback: BusinessDesk survey
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar may extend its decline against the greenback this year, on increased signs the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates from a.
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NZ employment confidence rises with optimism about earnings growth
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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New Zealanders have become more confident about the labour market and confident they'll be able to earn more in a growing economy.
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Synlait shares fall 12% after posting a first-half loss; lowers full-year guidance
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Shares of Synlait Milk, the dairy company which has taken a cornerstone stake in Sichuan New Hope Nutritional Foods Co to gain direct interest in a Ch.
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NZ puts seven new oil and gas areas put up for tender
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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A total of seven new areas will be opened up to oil and gas exploration under its block offer tendering system, as the New Zealand government seeks to.
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Zespri says kiwifruit volumes back to pre-Psa volumes as new season kicks off
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Zespri, the world's largest marketing exporter, says this season's volumes are forecast to be back to the levels they were prior to the Psa virus hitt.
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NZ dollar falls to one-week low vs British pound after BoE's Carney says next move is up
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar fell to a one-week low against the British pound after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the next move in interest rate.
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World Week Ahead: All about the economy
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Investors will scrutinise the latest US jobs data this week, with private payrolls, weekly jobless claims and the government's official report at the.