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Stories by Pattrick - Page 46

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RESEND: Barfoot & Thompson wins appeal over non-disclosure of suicide in house sale
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Auckland real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson has won a High Court appeal against a censure it received for selling a Flat Bush property without d.
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NZ tractor sales set to match records this year on buoyant farming
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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New Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs for the modern farming era this year, as farming incomes are boosted by high milk pric.
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Resthome operator Arvida says its care beds will provide steady cash flows for investors
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Arvida, the retirement village operator planning to raise $80 million in an initial public offering, said its high proportion of care beds provides.
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PledgeMe taps its crowd for $50,000 to fund staff and mobile site
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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PledgeMe, the equity crowd funder, is using its own platform to raise as much as $100,000 to grow its staff and build a mobile-friendly website.
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UPDATE: IkeGPS shares jump on distribution contract with Stanley Black & Decker
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Shares of IkeGPS climbed 11 percent after the remote measuring device developer signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with Stanley Black & D.
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NZ dollar jumps against euro after ECB eyes government bond buying
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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The New Zealand dollar jumped to a two-month high against the euro after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said the bank may buy governm.
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Mitre 10 annual sales rise 10% on back of Auckland, Christchurch activity
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Mitre 10, the hardware chain, said full-year sales rose 10 percent to exceed $1 billion for the first time, driven by demand in Christchurch and Au.
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Rest home operator Arvida to raise $80 million in IPO
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Arvida, the retirement village operator formerly known as Hercules, has issued a prospectus for an initial public offer to raise $80 million for a.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Ryman, Summerset, Metlifecare up as investors bargain hunt
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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New Zealand shares rose, paced by Ryman Healthcare, Summerset Group Holdings and Metlifecare, as investors returned to stocks which have come under.
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NZ dollar charts new 7-year high vs. yen as Japan confirmed in recession
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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The New Zealand dollar rose against the greenback and reached a new seven-year high against the yen as figures showed retail sales are growing fast.
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Aussies claim their China FTA is better than ours
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Australia and China have completed free-trade agreement negotiations, in a deal which Australian government sources say secures better access.
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Fletcher says Knauf pullback would have 'little effect' on housing affordability
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Fletcher Building, New Zealand's largest building company, says the potential scaling back of the local operations of its plasterboard rival Knauf.
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Sutton quits as Cera boss even though SSC chief Rennie wouldn't have sacked him
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Roger Sutton has resigned as chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, a role he has held since 2011, after a complaint of s.
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Pacific Brands in talks to sell unprofitable footwear operations
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Pacific Brands, the Australian clothing and linen company, is in talks with an undisclosed buyer to sell its unprofitable footwear and sporting goo.
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Sunair looks at abandoned Air NZ routes, blames airports for high fares
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Airport charges are a big part of the reason for high regional airfares, says Dan Power, the chief executive of regional airline Sunair Aviation, w.
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NZ retail sales rise 1.5% in 3rd-qtr, led by supermarkets, groceries
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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New Zealand retail sales rose faster than expected in the third quarter, led by supermarkets and grocery stores, suggesting consumers haven't been.
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NZ services remain in expansion in October
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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New Zealand's services sector expansion slowed in October from a month earlier, as economic growth moderated from a rapid to a more sustainable pac.
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Flintfox launches new software product that could make it better known at home
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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data analytics
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Flintfox International, a software development company that specialises in trade relationship and promotions management, is about to launch a new p.
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$18mln payday for Rural Women NZ in sale to Green Cross Health
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Green Cross Health has agreed to pay around $18 million for Access Homehealth, a not-for-profit home healthcare services company owned by a grass-r.
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CarbonScape locks down minimum $400,000 in crowdfunding
Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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snowball effect
CarbonScape, the developers of a green alternative to coking coal used in steel making, has raised its minimum $400,000 target through online equit.