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Air NZ rolls out comfy seats to gain edge
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 4:33 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 26 (BusinessWire) – Air New Zealand Ltd. has rolled out more comfortable seating and cabin facilities to maximize the comfort of its long-haul passengers to gain an edge over rival airlines. Its designs could become a valuable source of revenue ... More >>
NZ hiring expectations up as recession fades
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:58 am | Businesswire
Jan. 26 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand employers are increasingly looking to hire more people in the coming quarter as businesses put the difficulties of 2009 behind them, according to the latest Hudson Report: Employment Expectations. More >>
NZ dollar edges up on Bernanke, US stimulus talk
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:56 am | Businesswire
Jan. 26 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar edged up amid speculation Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will be reappointed by the Senate this week, while President Barack Obama is tipped to flag a new package of stimulus measures for American ... More >>
Stocks to watch: AIA expansion questioned, NPX
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:26 am | Businesswire
Jan. 26 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
While you were sleeping: Bump in the recovery road
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 6:35 am | Businesswire
Jan. 26 (Business Wire) - An unexpected drop in existing home sales in the U.S. has reinforced the belief that investors have been too fast on placing bets that the world’s biggest economy was on a growth track. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZX50 sinks; PPP falls on dry well
Monday, 25 January 2010, 5:52 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 index down for the tenth day in 11, reflecting weakness in global equity markets on ongoing concern growth will suffer with President Barack Obama’s plan to rein in banks. ... More >>
Farmers subscribe for $270M of new Fonterra shares
Monday, 25 January 2010, 5:02 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – Farmers have rallied behind Fonterra Cooperative Group’s new equity rules, allowing them to subscribe for up to 120% of their milk production, buy 60 million new shares for $270.7 million. More >>
NZ services expand as hospitality sector leads
Monday, 25 January 2010, 4:49 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s service sector continued to expand last month, albeit at a slower pace than November, as the hospitality sector paced consumer spending during the festive season. More >>
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may hold above 70 US cts
Monday, 25 January 2010, 12:38 pm | Businesswire
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may hold above 70 US cts as OCR, Aust CPI loom More >>
Pan Pacific says Lolotoe-1 well comes up dry
Monday, 25 January 2010, 11:56 am | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – Pan Pacific Petroleum, the oil company that’s part-owned by New Zealand Oil & Gas, said the Lolotoe-1 well in the Timor Sea found no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and will be abandoned. The shares dropped 4.2% More >>
NZ business payment days rose in 4th-qtr: D&B
Monday, 25 January 2010, 10:08 am | Businesswire
NZ business payment days rose in 4th-qtr, improvement seen in 2010, says D&B More >>
NZ dollar sinks below 71 cts amid banking fears
Monday, 25 January 2010, 9:27 am | Businesswire
NZ dollar sinks below 71 US cts for the first time this year amid banking fears By Paul McBeth More >>
Stocks to watch: Contact, NZO, Nuplex, Pike, PPP
Monday, 25 January 2010, 9:10 am | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
Bollard may hold to mid-year timing for OCR hike
Monday, 25 January 2010, 8:12 am | Businesswire
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard will probably wait until at least April before raising interest rates, though officially he may stick to his hinting at a mid-year hike this week. More >>
World Week Ahead: C-C-C-C-orrection pending
Monday, 25 January 2010, 8:10 am | Businesswire
Jan 25 (Business Wire) - Sharemarket investors are going to be tested this week and it could get nasty, some are saying. More >>
SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Soaking the Rich
Friday, 22 January 2010, 7:40 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 22 (BusinessWire) - Here's a story you probably won't read anywhere else about the findings of the Tax Working Group. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as risk appetite dips
Friday, 22 January 2010, 6:17 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 22 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, joining a worldwide sell-off amid concern curbs on banking proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama and higher interest rates in China will slow economic recovery. The three biggest stocks on ... More >>
Tax reform group's report 'meek', NZIER says
Friday, 22 January 2010, 1:28 pm | Businesswire
Jan. 21 (BusinessWire) - The Tax Working Group's final report is insightful but meek, says the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, which says some pain of economic adjustment must be accepted if the economy is to perform more strongly. More >>
Nuplex shares soar on record first-half profit
Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:53 am | Businesswire
Jan. 22 (BusinessWire) – Shares of Nuplex Industries Ltd., the resins maker that was forced to strengthen its balance sheet last year, soared after the company said it made a record first-half profit and lifted its full-year forecast. More >>
NZ dollar falls on Obama plan, China inflation
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:49 am | Businesswire
Jan. 22 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar sank for the second day after U.S. President Barack Obama flagged more regulations for banks’ trading operations, driving down shares and sapping demand for riskier, or higher-yielding assets. More >>
