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Stories by Pattrick - Page 38

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Connor Healthcare tries again for Acurity takeover
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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commerce commission
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The three biggest shareholders of Wellington hospital owner Acurity Health Group have put a second application to the Commerce Commission, reducing.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall with oil; OceanaGold, Fletcher slip; Air NZ gains
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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New Zealand shares joined in a global sell off, led by OceanaGold Corp and Fletcher Building, as investors were spooked by a falling oil price.
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RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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New Zealand shares rose, paced by Argosy Property and Spark New Zealand, as investors sought safer equities in globally choppy markets.
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NZ dollar pares gain ahead of Fed meeting
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar pared overnight gains in local trading as investors look to the outcome, tomorrow morning, local time, of the last US Federa.
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Chorus credit rating outlook upgraded to 'stable'
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Chorus, the telecommunications network operator, has been given some breathing room from Moody's Investors Service, which has upgraded the outlook.
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FMA leaves civil claim against SCF to Crown Asset Management
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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government
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financial markets authority
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serious fraud office
The Financial Markets Authority won't chase South Canterbury Finance in a civil claim, saying it can't justify the cost of doing so and leaving it.
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ACCC appeals Air NZ, PT Garuda win in Australian cartel case
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is appealing am Australian Federal Court ruling clearing carriers Air New Zealand and PT Garuda.
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Postie to launch new brands, tapping South African owner's supply chain
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Postie, the retail chain bought out of administration by South African retailer Pepkor, is betting on its new owner's economies of scale to boost s.
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NZ dollar gains as Russian rate hike, upbeat European data sap greenback
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar gained in volatile markets after Russian policymakers hiked interest rates to shore up a tumbling ruble and European data be.
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NZ dollar little changed ahead of Fonterra milk auction
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar was little changed ahead of the next GlobalDairyTrade auction, the first since dairy exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group sla.
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Buller loses bid to claw back interest on $4 million from Brightwater over escarpment plans
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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financing
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Buller Coal, the would-be Denniston Plateau coal miner owned by Bathurst Resources, has lost an application in the High Court to claim interest on.
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Vodafone NZ appoints expat Mark Aue as new CFO after de la Feunte returns to Spain
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Vodafone New Zealand, the country's biggest mobile phone operator, has appointed expatriate Mark Aue as its new chief financial officer, replacing.
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MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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stock market
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private equity
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partners
MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.
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Tower talks down impact of Supreme Court valuation ruling
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Tower, the insurer which sold its health, life, and investment units to focus on general insurance, has talked down yesterday's Supreme Court rulin.
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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.
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Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cooks Foods widens 1H loss, as it buys Canadian franchise, chases ME, China sales
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses, completing its ownership of th.
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Pulse Energy sinks deeper into the red as old electricity derivatives weigh
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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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.