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Fonterra may raise its payout to farmers after upbeat dairy auctions
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Fonterra Cooperative Group may increase its forecast payout to New Zealand dairy farmers for this season after prices for whole milk powder, the na.

Trade Me posts slower 1H profit growth, says FY earnings will be 'subdued'
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Trade Me Group posted slower profit growth in the first half of its financial year as increased investment ramped up costs.

Meridian's Binns hopeful of keeping smelter contract
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Meridian Energy chief executive Mark Binns is hopeful of retaining the Tiwai Point smelter as a customer, but acknowledged there's still some uncer.

CORRECT: Kirkcaldie & Stains flags October for possible capital return, mulls future of store
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Kirckcaldie & Stains, the unprofitable Wellington department store, is waiting for a new chief executive and the final payment from the buyer of it.

UPDATED: Fletcher shares drop on reduced FY guidance, lack of franking credits
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Fletcher stock plunges 4.5% amid profit dive and scrapped franking credits, with full-year earnings to hit the lower target end.

UPDATE: Meridian shares rise after capital return flagged
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Shares of Meridian Energy gained after the electricity generator-retailer flagged capital returns for shareholders over the next five years, includ.

Tui writedown turns NZOG to a first-half loss
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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New Zealand Oil & Gas, the exploration company, turned in a loss in its first half after the global drop in oil prices saw it recognise a $13 milli.

M-commerce and wearables drive the growth of mobility
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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According to IDC, mobility is primed for faster growth in consumer and enterprise markets in the Asia/Pacific region.

Westpac NZ reaches $2.97M swaps settlement, rounding out regulator's probe into banks
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Westpac NZ to pay NZD $2.97 million in a settlement over misleading interest rate swap sales to farmers, finalising a long investigation into banks.

NZ dollar edges higher after dairy auction as investors mull global concerns
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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The New Zealand dollar failed to jump significantly higher following a positive GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight as investors focused on global c.

Souter Investments invests $12 million in double deck buses for Auckland
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Souter Investments, the global public transport company owned by Scottish transport entrepreneur Brian Souter, is investing $12 million in 15 new d.

While you were sleeping: Fresh S&P 500 record
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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The Standard & Poor's 500 Index touched a record high, rising above 2,100 for the first time, even as Wall Street's gains were muted by concern abo.

Dairy product prices rise with cheddar, whole milk powder
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Dairy product prices advanced in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, propelled by gains in cheddar and whole milk powder.

Jeanswest ordered to pay more damages after copyright appeal
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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The Court of Appeal has ordered Australian company Jeanswest to pay additional damages, but stopped short of imposing a permanent ban, for infring.

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; NZX, ANZ down on earnings
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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NZ shares dip as NZX's rising costs and ANZ's shrinking margins disappoint investors; NZX 50 Index sees slight decline.

NZ dollar may extend gains on prospects of strong dairy auction
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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The New Zealand dollar, which has reached a post -float high against the Australian dollar and is near a month-high versus the greenback, may exten.

Colonial Motor Co's 1H result steady despite increased new vehicle sales
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Colonial Motor Co nets a modest profit rise to £12.9m, grappling with fierce competition offsetting surging new car sales.

NZ manufacturers suffer, Australian assets look cheaper as dollar parity looms
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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New Zealand manufacturing exporters are facing record headwinds from the kiwi's strength against the Australian dollar, with foreign exchange trade.

Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Aeronavics' kiwi-made drones soar as they clinch a record-breaking £1m via equity crowdfunding, the largest in NZ's history.

Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the.