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Chorus expects lower UFB build costs this year after signing new contracts
Unified Communications

Chorus expects lower UFB build costs this year after signing new contracts

Chorus, the regulated telecommunications network operator, expects cheaper costs for the roll-out of its ultrafast broadband network in the current.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
NZ dollar little changed as traders mull ECB's pledge
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar little changed as traders mull ECB's pledge

The New Zealand dollar was little changed in quiet trading with Japanese markets closed and as traders mulled European Central Bank president Mario.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Spark falls; Meridian, MRP heavily traded on MSCI changes
Supply Chain

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Spark falls; Meridian, MRP heavily traded on MSCI changes

New Zealand shares fell, paced by Spark New Zealand and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare as investor looked to crystalise recent gains.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
NZ dollar falls after local inflation expectations subside, US GDP looms
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar falls after local inflation expectations subside, US GDP looms

The New Zealand dollar fell after local firms dialled down their inflation expectations as economic growth slows from its rampant pace at the start.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill
Shares

CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

NZ's Methven sees 3.4% profit rise in H1, beating sales dip with cost cuts and tax savings. Eyes top-end annual earnings forecast.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
NZ inflation expectations slide as growth prospects slow, RBNZ survey
Wages

NZ inflation expectations slide as growth prospects slow, RBNZ survey

New Zealand businesses have trimmed their expectations for consumer inflation over the next two years as the rosy outlook for a booming economy com.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Carbon farmer sues MRP over $34.7 million in ETS credits row
Cloud Services

CORRECT: Carbon farmer sues MRP over $34.7 million in ETS credits row

New Zealand Carbon Farming, the country's largest supplier of post-1989 bulk carbon credits, is suing Mighty River Power for $34.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Abano forecasts 40% jump in first-half profit as sales grow
Health Technologies

Abano forecasts 40% jump in first-half profit as sales grow

Abano Healthcare, the listed healthcare investor, said first-half profit may rise 40 percent even in the face of a weak Australian dollar and tepid.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Cavalier chair Alan James defends management, board to shareholders
New Zealand Dollar

Cavalier chair Alan James defends management, board to shareholders

Cavalier Corp chairman Alan James has defended his two-decade tenure as head of the carpet maker's board as shareholders questioned it poor financi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Acurity takeover bid extended as ComCom decision pushed out
Health Technologies

Acurity takeover bid extended as ComCom decision pushed out

Connor Healthcare's takeover bid for private hospital operator Acurity Health Group has been pushed out to Dec.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Heartland Bank profit rises 13% in Sept. quarter as interest income increases
Shares

Heartland Bank profit rises 13% in Sept. quarter as interest income increases

Heartland Bank, the banking subsidiary of NZX-listed Heartland New Zealand, reported a 13 percent increase in profit in the three months to Sept.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Sweeter NZ govt film incentive to boost activity, NZFC's Gibson says
Physical Security

Sweeter NZ govt film incentive to boost activity, NZFC's Gibson says

New Zealand's film industry is gearing up for a bumper year as the government's sweeter incentives lures foreign projects and boosts domestic produ.

By Pattrick Smellie • 6 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Meridian, Genesis, MRP decline
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Meridian, Genesis, MRP decline

New Zealand share fell, paced by Meridian Energy, Contact Energy and MightyRiverPower as some investors looked to crystalise recent gains.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Key concedes new budget forecasts could be a 'small' deficit
Modernisation

Key concedes new budget forecasts could be a 'small' deficit

Prime Minister John Key has intimated for the first time that the Treasury's half-year fiscal and economic update on Dec.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
KiwiRail would allow Hawke's Bay council to lease Napier-Gisbourne line
Investment

KiwiRail would allow Hawke's Bay council to lease Napier-Gisbourne line

Kiwirail, the state-owned railroad, has conditionally agreed to lease the mothballed Napier-to-Gisborne line to Hawke's Bay Regional Council, effec.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D
Unified Communications

Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D

Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal to accelerate the roll-out of mobile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy
EduTech

Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy

Newly elected Labour Party leader Andrew Little has appointed his closest rival for the job, Grant Robertson, to the crucial finance role previousl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Acurity lifts 1H earnings 22% on increased DHB work, cost cuts
Health Technologies

Acurity lifts 1H earnings 22% on increased DHB work, cost cuts

Acurity Health Group, the hospital operator set to be taken private by its three biggest shareholders, lifted first-half by profit 22 percent after.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014