CSR Hebel NZ – media statement Saturday, 24 June 2017, 6:32 pm | CSR Hebel CSR Hebel supports the ongoing proceedings brought by the NZ Commerce Commission into Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) panels imported from China that were misrepresented as Hebel®.More >> Entec hosts seminars on the latest advances in Gas Detection Saturday, 24 June 2017, 3:42 pm | Entec Auckland-based Entec , a provider of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and gas detection solutions, has recently hosted seminars on the latest advances in portable gas detection technology.More >> MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:44 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares dipped, with Contact Energy and Trustpower falling, while CBL Corp and Restaurant Brands rose.More >> First NXT-listing G3 may quit the small-cap exchange Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:43 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - G3 Group is considering a plan to quit the NZX's NXT just two years after joining the market for minnows in a compliance listing.

More >> NZ dollar steady, markets looking ahead to US data Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:43 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was largely unchanged, holding the gains it made when the central bank held rates steady Thursday and - contrary to expectations - was relatively sanguine about the kiwi's strength.More >> Restaurant Brands sales to exceed $700 mln in 2018 Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:42 pm | BusinessDesk Restaurant Brands sales to exceed $700 mln in 2018 as KFC market keeps growing, CEO says More >> NZ construction sector upbeat on infrastructure work Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:41 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's construction sector is increasingly upbeat about the growing infrastructure market, which will get a boost from the government's planned $32.5 billion investment over the next four years, helping offset a gloomier ...More >> More than 400 register in Callaghan's C-Prize Challenge Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:39 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - So far more than 400 people have registered interest in entering Callaghan Innovation's biennial C-Prize Challenge, where innovators have been invited to create the next generation of wearable technology.

More >> ERANZ lifts representation to 99.5% as Flick Electric joins Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:20 pm | Electricity Retailers' Association of NZ ERANZ lifts representation to 99.5 per cent as Flick Electric joins The Electricity Retailers Association of NZ (ERANZ) now represents 99.5 per cent of electricity retailers by market share after Flick Electric Co was yesterday confirmed as the latest company ...More >> Vector signs multi-million battery storage deal Friday, 23 June 2017, 4:15 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - Vector beat rivals to supply Australia's Territory Generation with battery storage technology in a multi-million deal for the New Zealand firm.More >> Finance company fined $22,000 Friday, 23 June 2017, 3:56 pm | Commerce Commission Christchurch-based finance company Acute Finance Limited (Acute) has been fined $22,000 and says it has taken steps to return $10,000 to borrowers, after pleading guilty to four charges under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act).

More >> Kiwi Digital Agency Roars at Cannes Lions Friday, 23 June 2017, 3:10 pm | Resn WELLINGTON, June 23, 2017 – Resn, the Wellington-based global digital agency, has scored a major win at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.litecoin which poolResn partnered with Droga5 New York to create the digital components of the multi-platform ...bitcoin wallet coin controlMore >> NZ Cruise Conference - riding the growth wave Friday, 23 June 2017, 2:18 pm | Cruise New Zealand Regions keen to capture a bigger share of the fast growing cruise market will have an opportunity to highlight what they are doing to improve port facilities at this year’s Cruise New Zealand Conference in Auckland, 29 August.bitcoin guild

More >> NZ wool prices fall; crossbred fleece lowest in 7 1/2 years Friday, 23 June 2017, 1:56 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - Prices fell at New Zealand's latest weekly wool auction, with some grades hitting their lowest level in seven and a half years, amid continued lacklustre demand from China, the largest buyer of the fibre.bitcoin forex leverageMore >> Restaurant Brands to seek ASX dual-listing Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:46 pm | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - Restaurant Brands, the fast food retailer, plans to dual-list on the Australian Stock Exchange by the end of September.gruber bitcoinMore >> Māori Television and Fairfax Media announce partnership Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:42 pm | Maori Television Māori Television and Fairfax Media announced a partnership today that will feature Māori Television’s news videos on the Stuff website.bitcoins vekopen

More >> Franklin women sample work in the Electricity Industry Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:24 pm | Connexis Franklin women sample work in the Electricity Industry 'Girls with Hi-Vis' campaign aims to recruit more women More >> Retail NZ Calls for Government to Follow Aussie GST Lead Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:13 pm | Retail NZ Retail NZ is stepping up calls for the New Zealand Government to close a tax loophole that lets foreign websites get away without paying GST after the Australian federal Parliament has closed a similar loophole in Australia.More >> NZ dollar rises after RBNZ maintains stance Friday, 23 June 2017, 11:48 am | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose as the Reserve Bank's latest review of interest rates kept its language intact, reassuring some market participants who saw a risk that it would paint a weaker picture of the outlook More >> NEWMARKET BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:45 am | Newmarket Business Association Thursday 22nd June saw the Newmarket precinct come together at The Langham and celebrate the prestigious 2017 annual Newmarket Business Awards, hosted by the Newmarket Business Association (NBA), with major sponsors Bayley’s and Continental Cars.

More >> Rabobank holds 2017/18 farmgate milk price forecast at $6.25 Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:27 am | Rabobank Milk production growth in New Zealand is predicted to be strong this season, with 2-3 per cent growth forecast for the 2017/18 season, according to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Quarterly report.More >> Bayer Hawke’s Bay Young Viticulturist of the Year 2017 Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:15 am | Young Viticulturist of the Year Congratulations to Anton Luiten from Selaks, Constellation who became the Bayer Hawke’s Bay Young Viticulturist of the Year 2017 on Thursday 22 June.More >> Investor confidence in industrial property market up Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:07 am | Colliers International Investor confidence in New Zealand’s industrial property market has increased across all the main centres, while sentiment in the office, retail and residential market has dipped.More >> Harmoney’s Marketplace Hits $500,000,000 Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:57 am | Harmoney Peer-to-peer lending marketplace Harmoney announced today that $500,000,000 in lending has been transacted through the platform in just under three years of operation.

30,000 Kiwis have made the choice to join the Harmoney community with additional ...More >> Smart marketing sees shoulder season growth stronger Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:56 am | Tourism New Zealand Data released today confirms the success of Tourism New Zealand’s shoulder season strategy with stronger growth in holiday arrivals seen in spring 2016 and autumn 2017, than the traditional summer peak.More >> New Report Identifies Success Factors for NZ Takeovers Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:43 am | Bell Gully Takeovers that share a combination of two factors – board backing and a price that meets or beats the independent adviser’s valuation range – have almost always been successful, according to a new report from law firm Bell Gully.More >> Fidget Spinners Can’t Get Cheaper Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:34 am | 2 Cheap Cars The company that imports the most used cars into New Zealand is now trying its hand at another import … fidget spinners.

The only difference is the new craze device will be given away free.The fidget spinner obsession has been sweeping Auckland ...More >> New Look for Māori Food & Drinks Business Kono Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:32 am | KONO NZ Kono, a food and drinks business based in Te Tau Ihu (the top of South Island) has today launched a new look.More >> Cost of Building a Home in NZ Rises 3.5% Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:14 am | QV Valuations The latest QV costbuilder data shows the average cost of building a new home in New Zealand’s four largest cities has risen on average by 3.5% in the year to May 2017 and a total of 25.5% since the previous peak of 2007.QVcostbuilder is an arm of ...More >> RDI - Reading Receives $36.6MM related to NZ/Oz Properties Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:04 am | Reading International Reading International (NASDAQ: RDI) announced it has received US$36.6MM in cash related to two properties, its Courtenay Central entertainment themed retail center (ETRC) in Wellington, New Zealand and Reading's formerly owned large Burwood development ...

More >> Strong advertising growth on SEEK continues across NZ Friday, 23 June 2017, 9:00 am | SEEK The latest SEEK data has revealed there were 7.9 per cent more new job ads on SEEK this May than the same period last year.More >> First home buyers urged to get their house in order Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:56 am | Canstar With reports of house prices plateauing in some areas, including Auckland, could the moment first home buyers have been waiting for arrived?More >> HiFX Morning Update, June 23 2017 Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:31 am | HiFX The NZD made gains across the board yesterday after the RBNZ gave a relatively upbeat assessment of the NZ economy and outlook at its Official Cash Rate meeting.The OCR remained at 1.75%, as universally expected, the RBNZ said house price inflation had ...More >> While you were sleeping: Health care stocks rise Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:28 am | BusinessDesk June 23 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street moved higher as oil prices recovered while investors assessed the health-care bill released by Senate Republicans.

More >> MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by Xero, Contact Energy Thursday, 22 June 2017, 8:45 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, led by Xero which was spurred on by a rally in tech stocks on Wall Street, while blue chip stocks including power company Contact Energy and dual-listed listed bank Westpac Banking Corp also gained.More >> Dollar gains as RBNZ's bid to talk down currency falls short Thursday, 22 June 2017, 8:18 pm | BusinessDesk NZ dollar gains as RBNZ's bid to talk down currency falls short of expectations More >> NZME, Fairfax NZ merger appeal to be heard in October Thursday, 22 June 2017, 7:36 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - Dominant New Zealand news publishers NZME and Fairfax New Zealand will have their 10 days in court in October as they seek to overturn the Commerce Commission's rejection of a planned merger they say is needed to create ...More >> Complectus sale falls through Thursday, 22 June 2017, 7:06 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - The sale of New Zealand financial services supervisory business Complectus has fallen through after the Australian buyer didn't meet the agreed settlement date of May 31.

More >> Gluckman says health sector should do more research Thursday, 22 June 2017, 7:05 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister's chief science adviser, says more funds should be poured into medical research, which accounts for less than 1 percent of the government's health budget.More >> Public Trust to lose its Crown guarantee next year Thursday, 22 June 2017, 6:26 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - Public Trust, the state-owned entity duty-bound to act as the trustee of last resort, will lose its Crown guarantee next year, putting it on an equal footing with privately owned supervising firms.More >> Wool Values Ease Thursday, 22 June 2017, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Wool Services International New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the North Island offering this week, made up predominantly of short coarse second shear wools compared to the more varied South Island longer selection ...

More >> Property for Industry shareholders vote to internalise Thursday, 22 June 2017, 4:51 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - Property For Industry's managers will reap a $42 million payday after the industrial property investor's shareholders voted to internalise its management contract.More >> Federated Farmers elects first woman national president Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:42 pm | Federated Farmers West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne is the new Federated Farmers’ National President- becoming the first woman in the Federation’s 118-year history to hold the presidency.More >> Recycling tyres into the built environment Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:17 pm | Scion Three Scion research projects to recycle waste tyres into useful products are making good progress with investment from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF).Around 5 million tyres are disposed of each year in New Zealand.Some 30 per cent ...More >> World of wearable tech showcased in new infographic Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:16 pm | Callaghan Innovation World of wearable tech showcased in new infographic Callaghan Innovation today launched the second product in a new Infographics Series, which it hopes will demystify key technology areas and raise awareness of the opportunities that these technologies ...

More >> NZ's first certified Cicerone to judge craft beers Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Food Awards New Zealand’s first certified Cicerone to judge craft beers at NZ Food Awards Due to high demand, entries for the New Zealand Food Awards have been extended until July 14 The New Zealand Food Awards 2017 is proud to announce Josh Scott, New Zealand’s ...More >> Trial Space for Commercial Drones Open for Business Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:00 pm | Paua Interface New Zealand’s newest fit-for-purpose test range for commercial drones has opened its skies to the world and plans to trial the delivery of medical supplies in November.More >> International IT Company Thriving in Small Town New Zealand Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:49 pm | Waikato Innovation Park International IT Company Thriving in Small Town New Zealand Paeora-based software development company Adroit Creations is proving that IT companies can thrive in a regional, rural town rather than a big city centre.

“You don’t have to live in ...More >> KiwiRail recognised for excellence in financial reporting Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:47 pm | KiwiRail 22 June 2017 KiwiRail recognised for excellence in financial reporting KiwiRail has won a prestigious trans-Tasman award for financial reporting and stakeholder communications.It last night took home the Australasian Reporting Awards Communication Award – ...More >> Emirates' inflight entertainment global winner again Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:44 pm | Emirates Airlines Emirates has won World’s Best Inflight Entertainment award for a record 13th year at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017.The airline, which flies daily A380 services from Auckland and Christchurch to Dubai and beyond, also picked up ...More >> Roaring Lions trade creates holiday park jobs Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:42 pm | Holiday Parks NZ Expectations of a roaring trade during the Lions Tour have contributed to more jobs in holiday parks this winter, Holiday Parks New Zealand (HAPNZ) says.

More >> NZ net migration driven to new record in May Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:42 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand annual net migration hit another record in May driven by foreign immigrants, with most coming from China, the UK and Australia.More >> Informative and hands-on apiculture event set to inspire Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:32 pm | Apiculture NZ There is something for everyone at the event of the year for New Zealand’s apiculture industry.More >> Waikato proved welcoming Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:30 pm | Paymark Another Lions game and more cause for celebration – or commiseration.Whatever the motive, spending through Paymark in Waikato increased amongst merchants such as bars, clubs and cafes to $2.2 million between 9am Monday and 9am Wednesday.More >> First National sees waterfront development boom if ETNZ wins Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:29 pm | First National First National Real Estate Chief Executive, Bob Brereton, says an Americas Cup win would lead to a massive and sustained period of development on the Auckland waterfront and believes that the city would move quickly to gear up accommodation and infrastructure.

More >> RBNZ seeks governor with 'gravitas' Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:25 pm | BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank is seeking a new governor with "gravitas" to lead "a high-performance culture" that includes effective communications, one area where the bank has been both criticised and thin-skinned.More >> Reserve Bank’s outlook helpful, says real estate boss Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:23 pm | Century 21 Real Estate “News that the Official Cash Rate could be held at 1.75% for some time is good news for home owners, as are the Reserve Bank’s latest comments about the housing market,” says Geoff Barnett, National Manager of Century 21 New Zealand.More >> Survey results show Police staff strongly committed Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Police Organisational results from Police’s independent annual voluntary Workplace Survey continue to show high levels of engagement and commitment amongst Police staff.