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NZ dollar falls as traders eye Fed meeting
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar fell as traders mulled the prospects for an optimistic US Federal Reserve primed to raise interest rates when it reviews pol.
Jade Software's Thinkubator encouraging bright ideas
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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jade software
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employees
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founders
Jade Software's Thinkubator, the two week long initiative designed to encourage innovative ideas, is coming to a close.
Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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rbnz
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australian dollar
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services
The US dollar's weighting has slipped in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's new trade-weighted index, which adds the Chinese yuan to a line-up of 17.
Non-financial benefits key to securing top NZ IT talent
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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absolute it
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employment
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volution
Due to New Zealand's IT talent shortage and employers struggling to compete internationally with base salary, most IT jobs now provide a work/life balance.
Trustpower committed to Australian renewables projects
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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power / energy
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cleantech
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meridian energy
Tauranga-based electricity company Trustpower says it remains committed to its renewable energy projects in Australia, in spite of the uncertainty.
NZ small businesses making half a million every year
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Now 28% of New Zealand small businesses are making $500,000 or more, up almost 14% since 2011, according to analysis from Xero.
Michael Hill deploys MuleSoft integration platform across ANZ store network
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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crm
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martech
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software development
The integration platform aims to improve IT flexibility and responsiveness to changing business and market requirements by automating connectivity.
SAP to resell HP Fortify as part of expanded agreement
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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cybersecurity
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software development
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hp
As an expansion to a longstanding reseller relationship, SAP Fortify by HP enables SAP customers to identify, triage and fix vulnerabilities in produc.
Weirdly is helping recruiters find their own brand of weird
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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apps
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recruitment
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weirdly
Weirdly is a Kiwi recruitment app that aims to help employers find the person who is the right fit and make the employment process easier.
Countdown to Christmas with our best articles of the year
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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smartphones
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gaming
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digital entertainment
From gay CEOs, sexist CEOs and mean CEOs to women at the top, disappearing ISPs and our whole office fighting it out on their Fitbits, we’ve had a great year.
Chorus completes first Ultra-fast broadband town
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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uc
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government
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chorus
Chorus has today announced Oamaru is the first town in New Zealand to have its fibre network completed under Chorus’ ultra-fast broadband programme.
Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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wellington city council
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environmental protection authority
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market growth
Fiji Airways, the Pacific nation's national airline, will launch direct flights between Wellington and Nadi from June next year as it looks to exte.
Cooks Foods widens 1H loss, as it buys Canadian franchise, chases ME, China sales
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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shares
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growth
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founders
Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses, completing its ownership of th.
Pulse Energy sinks deeper into the red as old electricity derivatives weigh
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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customers
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growth
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Pulse Energy, the electricity retailer controlled by lines company Buller Electricity, sank deeper into the red in the first half as historical ele.
NZ weekly rents rise 5.3% in November as annual increases slow
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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rbnz
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property market
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money management
NZ sees a 5.3% rise in weekly rents for November, signalling a slowing trend in annual increases, with Trade Me noting housing rents plateauing.
NZ dollar drifts lower has slide in crude oil saps risk appetite
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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wall street
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bnz
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new zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar fell as the continued decline in crude oil prices stoked concern that global economic growth may be faltering, weighing on e.
World Week Ahead: Fed meeting looms
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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wall street
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us federal reserve
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construction
US Federal Reserve policy makers are set to gather in the wake of Wall Street's worst weekly drop in three years, amid heightened concern that the.
'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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chatham rock phosphate
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environmental protection authority
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epa
Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor far offsh.
Xero cloud platform surpasses 400,000 customers
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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fintech
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financial systems
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cloud services
The small business cloud market is still in its infancy; of the addressable market of hundreds of millions of small businesses, only a small percentag.
Precinct sets interest rate on $75M of bonds at 5.54%
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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shares
Precinct Properties New Zealand, which has increasingly been focusing on Auckland office space, has set the interest rate for its $75 million bond.