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Power plan an 'ambush'
Power plan an 'ambush'

New Zealand's leading business lobby groups say the Labour Party and the Greens have "ambushed" businesses with their controversial…

Women urged to change tactics to win boardroom goals

Women need to change the conversation from one about rights to one about strategy and economic benefits if they want to…

Commodity prices at record high

Led by dairy products, ANZ's commodity price index hit an all-time high last month but Fonterra's auction yesterday saw…

Aussie housing sector struggling

There is further evidence the Aussie housing sector is struggling, but it may not be enough to get the Reserve Bank of Australia…

Drought at home and in US hits Skellerup, as forecast profit cut to $17m
Drought at home and in US hits Skellerup, as forecast profit cut to $17m

Skellerup, the industrial rubber goods maker, has cut its annual earnings guidance for a second time after the drought across…

Warning on Aussie banks asset bubble
Warning on Aussie banks asset bubble

A global investment firm is warning that Australia's big banks - which own New Zealand's four largest banks - are overvalued…

Automakers get boost from US April car and truck sales
Automakers get boost from US April car and truck sales

Ford, GM, Chrysler and Nissan all reported double-digit US sales increases last month, signalling the best April for car…

Commodity prices surge 12.6pc, led by dairy
Commodity prices surge 12.6pc, led by dairy

New Zealand commodity prices surged last month by the most since the ANZ Commodity Price Index was created in 1986, driven…

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Aorangi investors to get money back
Aorangi investors to get money back

Investors in the late Allan Hubbard's frozen Aorangi Securities have been told they can expect to be…

Business leaders slam power plan

Labour and the Greens have defended their controversial electricity policy after New Zealand's business leaders issued an…

Tech stocks bubble warning

Market players are divided over whether a bubble is forming around booming New Zealand tech stocks.

Air NZ hunts for copies of secret plan

A confidential document outlining Air NZ's plans for saving money and finding business was accidentally released internally…

Barry Hart fails to stop mortgagee sale
Barry Hart fails to stop mortgagee sale

Struck-off Auckland lawyer Barry Hart has failed in his latest bid to stop the mortgagee sale of one…

Facebook revenue surges on mobile ads

Facebook's net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue, a figure…

Brian Fallow: Time to take stock of $40b rebuild

Insurance will represent a significantly higher share of the cost of living and the cost of doing business from here on…

Inside Money: NZ Super ventures in the distressed zone

This quite nifty interactive graphic from the UK Guardian website makes a pretty picture out of three-plus distressing…

World dairy prices drop 7.3pc (+graphic)

Prices have fallen more than 7 per cent in the latest global dairy auction held overnight. It comes after a slight dip in…

NZ dollar weakens on US payroll figures
NZ dollar weakens on US payroll figures

The New Zealand dollar dropped by more than half a US cent as weaker than expected private payrolls…

April a good month for petrol prices

Motorists should have noticed some savings at the pumps in April as petrol prices reached their lowest levels in nine months…

GM engineer jailed for China secrets theft

A former General Motors engineer convicted of stealing thousands of pages of hybrid technology was sentenced Wednesday to…

Wall St dips as data overshadows Fed

The latest US economic data were disappointing, more than offsetting the decision by Federal Reserve policy makers to stick…

Localist faces US-based competitor

Online directories service Localist says it's on the cusp of breaking even, almost two years after its June 2011 launch…

Fronde expands across Tasman with purchase
Fronde expands across Tasman with purchase

New Zealand IT services firm Fronde has expanded its presence across the Tasman through the acquisition…

Crafar owner searching for new deals

Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhaobai, who now owns the Crafar dairy farming empire, is back in New Zealand forging a relationship…

Dorchester on hunt for acquisitions

The once-troubled finance company Dorchester Pacific says it will resume dividend payments this year for the first time…

Fonterra shares soar as job cuts revealed

Shares in the Fonterra Shareholders Fund rallied to their highest ever point today after the co-operative announced that…

Appeal against leaky home time limit goes to Supreme Court

In a test case that could affect thousands of leaky home owners, an Auckland couple have been granted leave for a Supreme…

IRD computer systems at risk since 2010
IRD computer systems at risk since 2010

Computer systems at the Inland Revenue Department need a $1.5 billion upgrade, and have been at risk…

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