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Xero sets its sights on Asia, first stop, Singapore
Fintech

Xero sets its sights on Asia, first stop, Singapore

Xero has entered into a strategic partnership with KPMG in Singapore in order to help it extend its global reach.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Summerset gains on 1Q sales
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Summerset gains on 1Q sales

New Zealand shares rose with Summerset leading on strong 1Q sales; A2 Milk and SkyCity fell due to a strong kiwi dollar affecting trans-Tasman exposed stocks.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Libraries to kick-start NZ's knowledge economy?
Economy

Libraries to kick-start NZ's knowledge economy?

Aussie-kiwi dollar parity may be great news for travellers heading across the ditch, but it also raises some big questions about the long term state.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
Fishing company Sanford looks to lay off 232 Christchurch staff
Government

Fishing company Sanford looks to lay off 232 Christchurch staff

Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company's Christchur.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
Technology and broadband vital for Kiwi businesses
Unified Communications

Technology and broadband vital for Kiwi businesses

Of businesses using the internet, just under one-quarter used a fibre-optic connection for ultra-fast broadband in 2014.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia
Nuplex Industries

Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia

Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is exploring more investment opportunities across Asia, having shifted its businesses away fr.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
NZ primary industry firms open Chinese marketing office
Unified Communications

NZ primary industry firms open Chinese marketing office

A group of New Zealand primary sector firms has opened a joint marketing office in Shanghai, completing a three-year gestation to make life easier in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, paced by Summerset; Spark, Fonterra decline
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, paced by Summerset; Spark, Fonterra decline

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Summerset Group Holdings and Ryman Healthcare as investors bought into retirement village operators.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
NZ Rugby full-year profit shrinks by 86% as costs rise
Financial results

NZ Rugby full-year profit shrinks by 86% as costs rise

New Zealand Rugby's annual profit dropped about 86 percent as the national sports administrator's costs grew faster than its income.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
Xero Payroll now available to Kiwi businesses
Fintech

Xero Payroll now available to Kiwi businesses

Kiwi accounting software firm Xero has released its all-in-one cloud accounting and payroll solution to its New Zealand customers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet
Apps

Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet

New Zealand developed app, Printicular, is on a shortlist of apps that deliver Google Wallet to Android users, placing it with the likes of Uber.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
Fletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO
Initial Public Offering

Fletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO

Fletcher Building's shares missed out on the rally in New Zealand shares in the past five years and Graeme Hart's Carter Holt Harvey will face similar.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Housing

Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March

Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
NZX share trading rises for second month in March
NZX

NZX share trading rises for second month in March

The volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock market rose for the second consecutive month in March as the NZX 50 Index rose to record l.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
NZ lamb wool prices fall as lower Aussie dollar lures Chinese buyers
New Zealand Dollar

NZ lamb wool prices fall as lower Aussie dollar lures Chinese buyers

New Zealand lamb wool prices fell as Chinese buyers of the fibre favoured the Australian market as a decline in the Aussie dollar made that country's.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2015
F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Taxation

F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss

Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues
Cloud Services

NZ Super Fund suspends Milford's mandate as FMA probe continues

The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, tasked with managing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has suspended its investment mandate with Milfo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say
Fonterra

Fonterra likely to increase farmer payout for the 2015/16 season, economists say

Fonterra Cooperative Group is likely to increase its forecast payout to dairy farmers next season by enough to make production profitable for most far.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015