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Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer
Microsoft

Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer

While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China
Fibre

Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance
Cloud Services

Cisco NZ sales creep up in 2014, sees gains on growing IT reliance

Cisco's broad suite of products meant it was well placed to meet rising demand from a growing reliance on web based services.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence
Unified Communications

FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence

FMG swaps Avaya for Interactive Intelligence to enhance NZ rural insurance service with innovative multi-channel communication.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
NetSuite invests heavily in New Zealand market
Fintech

NetSuite invests heavily in New Zealand market

NetSuite bolsters NZ presence, investing in partnerships to boost cloud services for the local burgeoning SME market.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market
Earthquake Commission

UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market

The government review of the Earthquake Commission's funding and policy structures is leaving global reinsurers uncertain as they try to assess the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions
Fintech

MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions

MYOB introduces client portal to transform collaboration between accountants and clients. 67% of new registrations are for cloud accounting.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge
Supply Chain

Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge

Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, will take a 30 million euro charge this year to consolidate its European manufacturing operations.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Health Technologies

Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties

Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Kiwi distie iData in liquidation
Storage

Kiwi distie iData in liquidation

Auckland-based distributor iData Resolutions has been put into liquidation, with Dennis Clifford Parsons appointed as liquidator on 21 January.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains

New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Auckland January house prices slip from December's record in holiday lull
Migration

Auckland January house prices slip from December's record in holiday lull

Auckland house prices edged lower in January from record levels the previous month as sales volumes steadied during the summer holiday period, acco.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
NZX January trading volume drops, value edges up
Capital

NZX January trading volume drops, value edges up

The volume of cash trading on New Zealand's share market dropped in January from a year earlier, in what's typically a quiet month, though the valu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot
Cloud Services

Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot

A group of young Warkworth Primary School students have designed a website to help raise funds for the native Kiwi.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Dairy product prices climb, lifted by whole milk powder
Fonterra

Dairy product prices climb, lifted by whole milk powder

Dairy product prices rose in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a larger-than-expected jump in the price of whole milk powder.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield
Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield

New Zealand shares gained after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate to a record low, making the returns on offer in New Zealand more at.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
600,000 Kiwi businesses using .nz domain name
Marketing Technologies

600,000 Kiwi businesses using .nz domain name

.nz continues to be the domain name of choice for New Zealanders in the face of growing competition in the market.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
NZ commodity prices fall 0.9% in January, extending 12-month slide to 19%
Kiwifruit

NZ commodity prices fall 0.9% in January, extending 12-month slide to 19%

New Zealand commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 percent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015