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NZ dollar falls to new 2 1/2-year low as Fonterra payout review looms
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar fell to a two-and-a-half year low as investors wait for Fonterra Cooperative Group's board to reassess the forecast payout t.
Vodafone and the New Zealand Police open Mobility Innovation Lab
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand Police, with Vodafone New Zealand, have opened a Mobility Innovation Lab and Experience Centre.
Ngai Tamanuhiri partners with Fronde to connect tribes around New Zealand
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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cloud services
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fronde
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māori
Ngai Tamanuhiri partners with Fronde, using Iwi Connect to boost communication and preserve culture among New Zealand tribes.
Kiwi businesses can now use Lync and Skype for video calling
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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microsoft
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Kiwi businesses set to benefit as Microsoft enables Skype and Lync video calling, bridging the gap between everyday users and enterprises.
Linus Torvalds to lead LCA 2015 keynote session
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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open source
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software development
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linux
Linus Torvalds set to headline LCA 2015 in Auckland, engaging in a Q&A session on open source advancements and Linux kernel insights.
Tech leaders elected to Kiwi IT body
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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institute of it professionals
Ian Taylor takes the helm as president of NZ's IITP, with Mike Dennehy as deputy, vowing to drive IT sector collaboration and diversity.
Fonterra shifts 'silo' culture since WPC food scare
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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food safety
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Fonterra addresses its silo culture post-WPC scare, embracing comprehensive changes to bolster food safety and foster cohesion.
Whey protein inquiry calls for tighter rules after missteps lead to botulism scare
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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risk & compliance
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funding
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food safety
Stage two of a government inquiry into Fonterra Cooperative Group's whey protein contamination scare has recommended the Ministry for Primary Indus.
NZX to launch two Aust ETFs; Craigs appointed market maker
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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NZX's Smartshares unit, which is being combined with new acquisition Superlife next year, will launch two new exchange traded funds giving investor.
NZ Super Fund invests US$60 million in LanzaTech, taking 17% stake
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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revenue
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has invested US$60 million in LanzaTech, taking a 17 percent stake, in what may be the gas fermentation company.
NZ Police leans on Vodafone mobile devices in bid to cut back paperwork
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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mobility
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applications
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smart devices
New Zealand Police is targeting more productivity gains in one of the world's biggest deployments of handheld smart devices, working on new applica.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; ANZ, Westpac gain, Pacific Edge up on new test
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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New Zealand shares rose, led by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Corp after an Australian report proposed restrictions o.
NZ dollar drops to 2 1/2 year low as Fonterra, RBNZ loom; strong US jobs
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar dropped to a two-and-a-half year low as investors mull the likelihood of a lower dairy payout when Fonterra Cooperative Grou.
IRD's Netguide Award shows government committed to make tax simple
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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tax
New Zealand’s tax system is up there with the best, but it will need to evolve and adapt to meet the needs of the 21st century and an increasingly glo.
UPDATED: Yealands Wine hires UBS for capital raising advice
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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capital
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ipo
Yealands Wine Group, New Zealand's sixth-largest wine exporter, has hired investment bank UBS to advise on capital-raising options, including an in.
Rangatira holds first-half dividend at 20 cts
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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xero
Rangatira, the Wellington-based investment group, kept its first-half dividend unchanged at 20 cents a share after posting a drop in first-half pro.
NZ manufacturing sales rise 0.4% in 3rd-qtr, as metal offsets slide in dairy, meat
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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New Zealand manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline in volumes for both.
UPDATE: NZX to spend up to $35 mln for fund manager SuperLife
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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NZX, the stock market operator, will spend up to $35 million buying fund manager and KiwiSaver provider SuperLife as part of a plan to capture the.
World Week Ahead: Interest rates in focus
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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Global markets continue to push higher on economic data and the week ahead should be no exception, though investors hope the data will bring furthe.
NZ dollar heads for 0.9% fall as US jobs report looms
Fri, 5th Dec 2014
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money management
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shareholders
As the US jobs report looms, the NZ dollar is set for a 0.9% tumble, amidst global shifts and economic speculations.