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Bupa, Vigil Monitoring and Spark Ventures seek health solutions for NZ
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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Bupa has teamed up with mobile health start-up Vigil Monitoring and Spark Ventures to find solutions to age care and health care issues.
Oceania aged-care business planning IPO, in talks with investors
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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Oceania Healthcare is on track for an initial public offering in early 2015, but the Macquarie Group managed aged-care operator's chief executive,.
Freightways buys Australian legal information firm LitSupport for up to A$30M
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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Freightways, the listed courier and data management company, will spend up to A$30 million on Australian information management firm LitSupport.
Third platform the platform for 2015 says IDC
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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Where is tech heading in 2015? IDC offers up some predictions for the year ahead - and the third platform is the key player across them all.
Intueri agrees to acquire Academy Group, adding pharmacy, floristry, building courses
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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Intueri Education Group, New Zealand's largest private training company, has agreed to buy Academy Group NZ for an initial payment of $4 million a.
Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk
Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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Startup biotech company Quantec Ltd has signed a Mexican distribution partner agreement to launch its anti-acne cream, the only treatment globally.
NZ dollar falls on weaker than expected Australian GDP, strong greenback
Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar followed its trans-Tasman counterpart lower after weaker than expected Australian economic data weighed on the outlook for t.
The biggest malware threats of 2014 and top 2015 predictions
Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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In 2014, security threats involved high-level security breaches, large-scale vulnerabilities and privacy debates, according to Bitdefender.
NZ building work put in place rises 1.5% in 3rd-qtr, led by non-residential activity
Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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New Zealand building work accelerated in the September quarter as increased activity in non-residential construction offset a decline in residentia.
MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares rise, led by Chorus after Comcom draft, Spark drops
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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New Zealand shares rose, led by Chorus, after the Commerce Commission lifted the amount the network operator can charge on its regulated copper lin.
NZ dollar little changed vs. Australian dollar after RBA talks down currency
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar was little changed against its trans-Tasman counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key rate at a record lo.
Delegat's to push into China next year as part of global wine brand expansion
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Delegat's Group, the listed winemaker, plans to put a toehold in China next year as part of a long-term goal of boosting overall sales by 52 percen.
Japanese investor interest in NZ plumps up Nikko funds
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Nikko Asset Management New Zealand, the local subsidiary of the Japanese investment firm, said funds under management topped $4 billion for the fir.
Spark launches 'urgent review' of pricing
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Spark has warned that it may increase prices as it reviews its customer pricing following the Commerce Commission's proposed wholesale rates.
Spark warns of price rises after copper decision pushes up costs; shares fall
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Spark New Zealand, formerly Telecom Corp, is reviewing its prices, saying today's Commerce Commission draft decision on wholesale copper line prici.
NZ tractor sales hit decade high in Q3 on record dairy payout, high kiwi
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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New Zealand tractor sales hit their highest level in a decade in the third quarter as farmers benefiting from this year's record milk payout and th.
UPDATE: Chorus shares jump after regulator lifts access pricing
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Shares of Chorus, the regulated telecommunications network operator, jumped as much as 17 percent after the Commerce Commission lifted the prices i.
Tony Falkenstein to take over as JWI boss, as Ian Ormiston quits
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Tony Falkenstein, founder and majority owner of Just Water International, will take over as head of the water cooler and supplies business after ch.
Small win for Chorus in Comcom draft decision on copper pricing
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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Regulated telecommunications network operator Chorus had a small win in its long-running stoush with the Commerce Commission over the prices it can.
NZ dollar jumps vs yen after Moody's cuts Japanese credit rating
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar jumped against the yen after credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut Japan's credit rating,The kiwi tou.