Stories by Pattrick - Page 39
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.
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.
SCF's Sullivan sentenced to 12 months' home detention, 400 hours community work
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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ministry of justice
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nz government
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investors
Former South Canterbury Finance director Ed Sullivan, the only person convicted in the Crown's fraud case against the Timaru-based lender, has been.
Meridian Energy abandons QLD hyrdo plans on 'puzzling' Australian stance
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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cleantech
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nzx
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meridian energy
Meridian Energy, the partially privatised electricity generator and retailer, has abandoned plans for a Queensland hydro power project, blaming the.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks fall, led by Kathmandu as kiwi climbs; NZOG drops
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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customers
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stock market
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exporting
New Zealand shares fell, led by Kathmandu, on concern a stronger kiwi dollar reduces the value of the retailer's offshore sales.
NZ dollar gains after RBNZ signals rates still going up
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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jobs
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rbnz
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new zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar rose after the Reserve Bank kept its key rate on hold, while signalling interest rates will have to go up as the economy gro.
FMA boss says corporate governance in NZ could be better
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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risk & compliance
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licensing
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transparency
FMA chief calls on New Zealand directors to improve corporate governance practices as part of regulator's risk outlook.
RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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endpoint protection
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edr
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rbnz
The Reserve Bank expects whole milk powder prices to rise by about 44 percent next year as the slump in global prices this year prompts less compet.
Civil servant bosses income falls to 2008 levels in 2014
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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new zealand superannuation fund
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new zealand racing board
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ministry of foreign affairs and trade
Senior New Zealand public servants' and chief executives' total collective pay is at the lowest level in six years and is expected to stay low base.
MetroGlass to join NZX 50, OceanaGold out
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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shares
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stock market
Metro Performance Glass, which has more than half the country's glass processing market, will join the stock market's benchmark index later this mo.
FMA to focus on 7 key market risks, including insurance mis-selling
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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nzx
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insurance
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transparency
The Financial Markets Authority has seen an increasing number of complaints regarding insurance sales and is undertaking more work to assess the s.
GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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government
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nzax
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callaghan innovation
GeoOp, the small business app developer, widened its first-half loss as it spent more on product development and sales to chase global growth.
NZX strengthens oversight of conflicts with new board committee, regulatory scrutiny
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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risk & compliance
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transparency
NZX will establish a new board committee to oversee the way New Zealand's financial markets operator manages conflicts.
Tame NZ inflation expectations may still be too high, RBNZ says
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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inflation
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property market
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consumer price index
Tame expectations for increases in New Zealand consumer price increases could still be too high, and the Reserve Bank is reviewing the way it asses.
NZ dollar gains amid yen strength ahead of Reserve Bank rate decision
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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inflation
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kiwi
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growth
The New Zealand dollar gained as investors eschewed riskier assets in favour of the safe-haven yen, while locally traders await the Reserve Bank de.
NZ dollar pares gain after Fonterra cuts forecast payout; RBNZ looms
Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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new zealand dollar
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kiwi
The New Zealand dollar pared its gain after Fonterra Cooperative Group cut its forecast payout to farmers, and ahead of tomorrow's Reserve Bank mee.
Matakina Technology raises $5.5 mln for export push on breast imaging software
Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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government funding
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cloud migration
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partners
Wellington's Matakina Technology secures $5.5m to boost global exports of their pioneering breast imaging software, Volpara.