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'LinkedIn for Youth' platform launches for students, graduates and educators
Social Media

'LinkedIn for Youth' platform launches for students, graduates and educators

The platform connects youth, educators, service providers and businesses together to support students through education, training and employment.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jul 2016
Ministry videos to help deaf education
EduTech

Ministry videos to help deaf education

The Ministry of Education has released the last of a series of videos containing guidance for deaf youth and others involved in their education.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by Fonterra fund, on lower dividend guidance
Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by Fonterra fund, on lower dividend guidance

New Zealand shares fell, led by Fonterra Shareholders' Fund, after the world's biggest dairy exporter lowered its guidance for dividends.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015
Seeka post-harvest shed destroyed in fire, earnings likely to be unaffected
Insurance

Seeka post-harvest shed destroyed in fire, earnings likely to be unaffected

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the country's biggest kiwifruit grower, doesn't expect earnings to be materially affected by a fire that destroyed a shed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2015
Airwork affirms annual profit growth forecast; flags slowdown in helicopter trading
Shares

Airwork affirms annual profit growth forecast; flags slowdown in helicopter trading

Airwork Holdings, the listed aviation business, still expects annual earnings to climb 48 percent this financial year even as a slowdown in helicop.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
PGG Wrightson reaffirms 2015 earnings growth, signs of weak dairy weighing on market
Shares

PGG Wrightson reaffirms 2015 earnings growth, signs of weak dairy weighing on market

PGG Wrightson, the rural services firm controlled by China's Agria Corp, has affirmed expectations for earnings growth in 2015 but is seeing 'signs.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill
Shares

CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

NZ's Methven sees 3.4% profit rise in H1, beating sales dip with cost cuts and tax savings. Eyes top-end annual earnings forecast.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend
Supply Chain

Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend

Scales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics company, will pay a 3 cent per share interim dividend and says annual earnings may beat guidance in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares snap 12 days of gains; Spark, Fletcher, Ryman fall
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares snap 12 days of gains; Spark, Fletcher, Ryman fall

New Zealand shares fell, paced by Spark New Zealand and Fletcher Building, snapping 12 consecutive days of gains as some investors looked to book r.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Trade Me expects to meet dividend target
Trade Me

Trade Me expects to meet dividend target

Trade me said it will meet its prospectus forecast for dividends in the second half of the year though a hoped-for economic upturn hasn't materialised.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Oct 2012
Digital firms seek start-up spark
Lightning Lab

Digital firms seek start-up spark

NZ's first digital accelerator Lightning Lab will back the best startup teams from the ground up with cash, muscle and entrepreneur-driven momentum.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Sep 2012

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TBM Council Board gains new tech executives
EduTech

TBM Council Board gains new tech executives

Global IT advocacy group, TBM Council, appoints new board members including Fumbi Chima and RJ Hazra to expand diversity and expertise.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022
Finally, the esports battleground is safer and fairer for everyone
Gaming

Finally, the esports battleground is safer and fairer for everyone

Finally, the esports industry has something of a universal code of conduct when it comes to fair play and fun.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Nov 2019
Outlook not great for Fitbit, despite revamp
Health Technologies

Outlook not great for Fitbit, despite revamp

Fitbit's growth has slowed, with shares plummeting 31% after lowering its guidance for Q4 revenue growth to just 2-5%.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016
Rakon narrows first-half loss, affirms annual earnings guidance
Restructure

Rakon narrows first-half loss, affirms annual earnings guidance

Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in navigation devices, narrowed its first-half loss and affirmed its guidance for annual underlying ear.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
Wynyard hikes 2013 capital spending by up to 63%
Software-as-a-Service

Wynyard hikes 2013 capital spending by up to 63%

Wynyard Group ramps up 2013 capital spending by up to 63%, bringing forward staff recruitment and setting new expenditure targets to drive sales growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2013
Handle Your Own Publicity
X

Handle Your Own Publicity

Small businesses can struggle with publicity, but founders Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon are changing that with Handle Your Own PR, now expanding in the UK.

By Angelique Jurd • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2012

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