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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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Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.
Chatham Rock proposes reverse listing wider mandate
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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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.
Chch’s Science Alive to help sci-tech centres in China’s Gansu
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel has signed a memorandum of understanding with her counterparts in China's Gansu that will see local science and tech.
NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, tasked with managing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has suspended its investment mandate with Milfo.
Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fonterra Cooperative Group is likely to increase its forecast payout to dairy farmers next season by enough to make production profitable for most far.
Convert social data into social intelligence
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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social media
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analyst report
Kiwi businesses are being urged to learn how use data insights gained from social media marketing to their advantage.
F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Fisher & Paykel Appliances, the Auckland-based manufacturer and consumer credit company owned by China's Haier Group, narrowed its full-year loss in 2.
Aussies to buy Spark's international voice business
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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My Net Fone, an ASX-listed provider of hosted voice and data communications services, will buy Spark NZ's international voice business for $22.4M.
Mowbray sells stamp businesses to outgoing chief executive John Mowbray
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Mowbray Collectables, the unprofitable listed auction house business, has sold its stamps, coins and bank notes collectables business to outgoing chie.
NZ dollar recovers on weaker greenback, despite dairy price fall
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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The New Zealand dollar rebounded from overnight weakness as prices fell in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with softer US data weighing on the gr.
While you were sleeping: US jobs disappoint
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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US equities slid after a private jobs report showed slower-than-expected growth, prompting concern that the economy might not be a strong as previousl.
Dairy product prices slide on supply concerns
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Dairy product prices declined in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in prices for butter milk powder and whole milk powder, amid conc.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by A2, Spark rebounds
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares edged up as A2 Milk surged on US expansion plans, while Spark rebounded amid investor interest in yield-paying stocks.
NZ dollar holds above 98 Australian cents on weak iron ore, RBA bets
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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The New Zealand dollar held above 98 Australian cents, having earlier touched a post-float high, as the slumping price of iron ore stoked bets the Res.
NZ dollar slips vs. Australian dollar, yen ahead of dairy auction
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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The New Zealand dollar fell against the Australian dollar and the yen ahead of the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight, on speculation prices wi.
If you're out of the cloud, you're out of the game
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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kpmg
KPMG's Cloud Survey reveals a paradigm shift in business: cloud tech is now central to staying competitive, beyond cost savings.
MYOB IPO and ASX listing unlikely to weigh on Xero: ForBarr
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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xero
Arrival of MYOB Group, the Australian accounting software firm, on the Australian Stock Exchange is unlikely to weigh on the dual-listed rival Xero.
Datacom wins A$242M Australian federal health IT contract
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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Auckland-based IT services firm Datacom has won a A$242 million contract to provide infrastructure and support services to the Australian federal Depa.
F&P Finance mulls future of Equipment Finance unit after year of restructuring
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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Fisher & Paykel Finance, the finance company owned by China's Haier Group, may transfer its Equipment Finance Ltd (EFL) unit to its immediate parent i.
NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.