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Airways 1H earnings fall 36% as new businesses miss forecasts, costs rise
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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Airways Corp of New Zealand, which is in charge of the nation's air traffic control, posted a 36 percent decline in first half profit as its investmen.
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Govt ordered to reconsider 'red zone' offers in split Supreme Court ruling
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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human rights commission
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The government's offer to pay half the 2007 rateable value to uninsured properties and bare land in Christchurch's 'red zone' has been declared unlawf.
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Community involvement in broadband initiatives applauded
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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telco
LGNG has given the thumbs up to yesterday’s announcement of funding for the expansion of broadband and mobile investment programmes.
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Auditor-General's PGP report 'too polite' says Labour's O'Connor
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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transparency
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ministry of primary industries
The Auditor-General's review of the government's $680 million primary growth partnership has come under scrutiny from the select committee which commi.
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Television NZ expects to resume dividends in 2016, pick up in ad revenue
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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digital entertainment
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advertising
Television New Zealand, the state-owned broadcaster, expects to resume dividend payments in 2016, having gained approvals to halt payments in fiscal 2.
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Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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grants
Callaghan Innovation, the government backed innovation hub, faced questions this week from opposition MPs about why it had funded companies that subse.
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NZ govt posts small surplus in 7 mths to January as tax take swells
Wed, 11th Mar 2015
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expenses
The New Zealand government posted a small operating surplus in the seven months through January as tax revenue beat expectations, while costs were sma.
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No traction yet in Chinese media from 1080 threat
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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social media
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fonterra
News of the threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula with 1080 poison has barely registered so far in Chinese media, says expatriate Beijing.
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Trading partners learnt of 1080 threat last month
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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fonterra
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federated farmers
International trading partners first learnt of threats to contaminate New Zealand-manufactured infant milk formula with 1080 poison in February, more.
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Green Party calls out prime minister on Pacific Island spying
Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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The Green Party demands an explanation from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key over illegal spying on citizens of Cook Islands and Niue.
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NZ economy to grow close to 3% in 2015 as building offsets dairy decline: Moody's
Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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moody's
New Zealand's economy is expected to grow at an annual pace close to three percent this year as increased building activity in its two biggest cities,.
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While you were sleeping: European stocks, bonds rally
Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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European stocks climbed, while the euro dropped to the lowest level in more than 11 years, after the European Central Bank said it will start wider as.
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AsureQuality posts 5% drop in 1H profit as costs rise; expects to beat FY target
Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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financial results
AsureQuality, the state-owned food-testing company, posted a 5 percent drop in first-half profit, reflecting higher operating costs to develop future.
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Fujitsu to roll up special DaaS offer for NZ Gov
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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fujitsu
Fujitsu is set to launch a Government desktop-as-a-service offering built specifically for the NZ Government and aimed at securing BYOD workplaces.
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Transpower hikes 1H dividend, warns of regulatory threat to future earnings
Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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transpower
Transpower, the state-owned operator of the national electricity grid, hiked its first-half dividend to the government as revenue gained.
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Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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housing
Calls for more densification in Auckland's housing have been compared to Ebola by Finance Minister Bill English.
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Statistics NZ using iPad Minis for data collection
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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personal computing devices
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apple
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Stats NZ turns to iPad Minis, revamps centuries-old data gathering, heralding real-time shop pricing analysis for key inflation indexes.
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NZ annual net migration rises to new record as Indian student numbers swell
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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New Zealand's annual net migration rose to another record in January as fewer locals departed for Australia, while Indian student numbers continued to.
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Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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housing
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New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.
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Catalyst Cloud formally launches
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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cloud services
Two years of research, development and millions of dollars of investment, the Catalyst Cloud is NZ's first and only fully-automated cloud service.