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New Zealand companies need more scale, says Infosys co-founder

Nilekani says what struck him about Kiwi companies was they weren't used to dealing with scale because of the country's small population.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

EduTech

PM Key says Indian FTA would reduce reliance on China

Prime Minister John Key says a free trade agreement with India would help New Zealand reduce its dependence on the Chinese market, which is the countr.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015

New Zealand Dollar

NZ lamb wool prices jump to 4-year high, aided by Chinese demand, US dollar strength

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to the highest in more than four years at auction yesterday on increased demand from China for the apparel fibre,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015

Lion

DB forecasts cider sales to double in the next five years

DB Breweries chief executive Andy Routley is forecasting cider sales in New Zealand to double in the next five years to about 12 percent the size of.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Public Cloud

IBM opens new Aussie cloud centre, eyes NZ customers

IBM is going toe-to-toe with Microsoft, opening its second SoftLayer cloud centre in Australia, with Kiwi companies expected to be utilising it.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

NZX

Moa sees full-year loss similar to 2014's $5.8 mln, recovery in 2016

Moa Group forecasts a full-year loss similar to 2014's USD $5.8 million but expects 2016 recovery driven by cost-cutting and margin improvement.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015

Global Positioning System

Kiwi software tool hits multi-million milestone

AddressFinder, the auto-complete tool for New Zealand street addresses, has officially been used more than 100,000,000 times by Kiwis.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Migration

NZ economic growth to slowly come off boil in next three years: NZIER survey

New Zealand's economic growth to slow over next three years, says NZIER survey. GDP expected to expand 3.3% this year.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

How to make money as an ISP

Recent changes to the telecommunications landscape have reduced margins on almost every product/service that the average ISP/telco sells.

By Brendan Ritchie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Lion

Lion NZ full-year profit falls 6.3% as drinkers seek quality over quantity

Lion - Beer, Spirits & Wine (NZ) Ltd , which has 46 percent of the New Zealand market and is owned by Japan's Kirin Holdings, is making less money in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Sales

NZ services sector slows, remains in expansion in February as sales pick up

New Zealand's services sector, which makes up about two thirds of the economy, slowed in February while remaining in expansion, led by sales, with sig.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

NZX

A2 gets approval for ASX listing

A2 Milk Co, the milk marketing company chasing a dual-listing across the Tasman, has issued an information memorandum to would-be Australian investors.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Partner Programmes

HP launches inaugural NZ Partner of the Year Awards

HP New Zealand will honour its Kiwi channel partners this year, as the company seeks even tighter engagement with partners.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015

Manufacturing

NZ manufacturing rebounds from two-year low in February

New Zealand manufacturing rebounded from a two-year low in February, led by improvement in new orders and deliveries and a recovery in the petroleum,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015

Housing

NZ house prices rise 3.6% in February, led by a 14% jump in Auckland prices

New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Tepid inflation surprise raises spectre of lower interest rates

Any further downward surprises in New Zealand's already tepid pace of consumer inflation may warrant an interest rate cut, the Reserve Bank says.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Fintech

SBS Bank agrees to buy 50% of Staples Rodway Asset Management

SBS Bank, New Zealand's largest building society, has agreed to buy 50 percent of Staples Rodway Asset Management (SRAM) as part of a strategy to bui.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015

Sales

Restaurant Brands says fourth-quarter sales rise 19%

Restaurant Brands, New Zealand's largest fast-food store operator, increased fourth-quarter sales by 19 percent as it benefited from an extra week's t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015

Government

NZ govt posts small surplus in 7 mths to January as tax take swells

The New Zealand government posted a small operating surplus in the seven months through January as tax revenue beat expectations, while costs were sma.