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Labour below 30% in new Roy Morgan poll, Nats dip to 45.5%
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 11:24 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Support for the governing National Party has fallen from its election night support level of 47 percent to 45.5 percent in the latest New Zealand Roy Morgan political opinion poll, taken after the Northland by-election, ... More >>
RESEND: Pushpay to raise $13.8 million from shareholders
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 11:11 am | BusinessDesk
April 23 (BusinessDesk) - Pushpay Holdings, the NZAX-listed mobile payment app developer, is looking to raise $13.8 million from its New Zealand-based shareholders via a discounted share offer. More >>
PushPay to raise $13.8 million from shareholders
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 10:42 am | BusinessDesk
April 23 (BusinessDesk) - PushPay Holdings, the NZAX-listed mobile payment app developer, is looking to raise $13.8 million from its New Zealand-based shareholders via a discounted share offer. More >>
Goldman Sachs NZ sales drop in 2014
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 10:25 am | BusinessDesk
Goldman Sachs NZ sales drop in year of fewer high-profile deals, more offshore work More >>
RBNZ appoints Conor English, Tony Caughey as advisers
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 10:19 am | BusinessDesk
April 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's Reserve Bank, the independent body which sets the benchmark interest rate, has appointed Conor English, the younger brother of Finance Minister Bill English, as one of its part-time external monetary policy ... More >>
GeoOp doubles annual sales as it chases US customers
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 9:46 am | BusinessDesk
April 23 (BusinessDesk) - GeoOp, the workforce management app, said annual sales doubled after a strong pick up in customers in the last month of its financial year. More >>
'Contentious posturing' paying off, says UK fund manager
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 8:54 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Hugh Hendry, one of Britain’s highest profile hedge fund managers, has told New Zealand institutional investors his 2013 conversion from a bearish to bullish outlook is starting to pay off. More >>
NZ dollar falls against Sterling on improved Europe outlook
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 8:43 am | BusinessDesk
April 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar declined against a stronger British pound after upbeat minutes from the Bank of England's last meeting, stoking expectations the next move in UK interest rates will be higher. More >>
NZ dollar retreats from Aussie, may wait for RBA cut
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 5:37 pm | BusinessDesk
NZ dollar retreats from Aussie, may have to wait for RBA in May for another tilt More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Meridian drops
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 5:31 pm | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand share fell, paced by Meridian Energy as its upcoming installment payment weighed on the market. Spark New Zealand fell to a near eight-month low. More >>
Tūwharetoa buys 8,500ha of central North Island Crown land
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 5:25 pm | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - The Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and associated entities has paid about $20 million for 8,500 hectares of Crown-owned land in the central North Island, adding to the vast swathe of forestry land vested in the region's iwi ... More >>
Opus says earnings hurt by oil, resources downturn
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:00 pm | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Opus International Consultants, the listed engineering firm, says the 2015 year is mixed so far, with earnings in Canada and Australia hurt by weak oil prices and a downturn in the resources sector respectively, while a buoyant ... More >>
Debbie Power named deputy State Services Commissioner
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 11:34 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Debbie Power, a senior executive in the Ministry of Social Development , has been named deputy State Services Commissioner More >>
Many NZ SMEs say technology has no impact on their business
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 11:32 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Nearly one third of New Zealand small and medium-sized enterprises say digital technology has had no impact on their business over the past five years and 27 percent don’t expect it to in the next five years. More >>
Vital leases Gold Coast hospital for $2.4M a year
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 10:55 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Vital Healthcare Property Trust has leased its Gold Coast hospital to Ramsay Health Care, an international hospital provider, for the next 21 years. More >>
NZ dollar near parity with Aussie, may push through
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 8:43 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar traded close to parity with the Australian dollar amid speculation weak Australian inflation data today could push it through the historic milestone. The kiwi touched a record against the euro on ... More >>
Former PM Shipley keen to leverage Boao appointment for NZ
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 8:08 am | BusinessDesk
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley wants New Zealand firms to take advantage of her appointment to the board of the Boao Forum, which is made up of global political and commercial leaders, to seek business opportunities in ... More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Spark, MRP, Meridian drop
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 5:34 pm | BusinessDesk
April 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, paced by Meridian Energy as traders sold the stock ahead of its second installment date coming due. Spark New Zealand and MightyRiverPower fell as investors looked to book recent gains More >>
NZ dollar extends gains vs. Aussie after RBA minutes
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 5:28 pm | BusinessDesk
April 21 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar extended its gains against its Australian counterpart after minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's last policy meeting echoed comments by governor Glenn Stevens that interest rate cuts may be needed to ... More >>
Mitac folds Navman Technology NZ assets into Australian arm
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 4:16 pm | BusinessDesk
April 21 (BusinessDesk) - Global ICT industry leader Mitac Technology is winding up its Navman Technology NZ unit and transferring the assets to its Australian arm, although it says sales of Navman in-car and Magellan hand-held GPS navigation devices ... More >>
