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NZ ISPs in YouTube tie-up to drive faster broadband connections
Digital Entertainment

NZ ISPs in YouTube tie-up to drive faster broadband connections

New Zealand internet service providers are part of a multinational drive by global video streaming giant YouTube to push customers to faster landli.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Xero widens first-half loss, concedes US did not execute to plan
Fintech

Xero widens first-half loss, concedes US did not execute to plan

Xero, the cloud-based accounting software firm, widened its first-half loss after spending more on staff and marketing.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend
Supply Chain

Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend

Scales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics company, will pay a 3 cent per share interim dividend and says annual earnings may beat guidance in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
NZ dollar slips after jumping in New York on Draghi, Chinese rates
Migration

NZ dollar slips after jumping in New York on Draghi, Chinese rates

The New Zealand dollar fell from its New York highs at the end of last week, having jumped against the greenback after China unexpectedly cut inter.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
World Week Ahead: Stocks power higher
Inflation

World Week Ahead: Stocks power higher

Wall Street begins a holiday-shortened week at record highs as investors eye a meeting of the world's top oil exporters to see whether they will cu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
UPDATE: Ryman posts 13% gain in 1H earnings, on track for FY target of 15% increase
Health Technologies

UPDATE: Ryman posts 13% gain in 1H earnings, on track for FY target of 15% increase

Ryman Healthcare, New Zealand's largest listed retirement village builder and operator, posted a 13 percent gain in underlying first-half profit an.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Kathmandu sees first-quarter margins shrink, flags lower first-half profit
New Zealand Dollar

Kathmandu sees first-quarter margins shrink, flags lower first-half profit

Kathmandu Holdings, the outdoor goods retailer, said it expects first-half margins to shrink as it discounts more items to clear shelf space.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
UPDATE: Metroglass confirms on track for full year, as interim sales rise 13%, shares gain
Taxation

UPDATE: Metroglass confirms on track for full year, as interim sales rise 13%, shares gain

Metro Performance Glass, which has more than half of New Zealand's glass processing market, is on track to meet full-year prospectus forecasts as i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Arvida Group raises $75 million in IPO
Integration

Arvida Group raises $75 million in IPO

Arvida Group, the new retirement village operator, has raised the full $75 million sought through an initial public offering following strong deman.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Warehouse affirms forecast for higher 2015 profit even amid softer trading
Sales

Warehouse affirms forecast for higher 2015 profit even amid softer trading

Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest listed retailer, affirmed its expectation for a rise in annual earnings even as sales lag behind forecast he.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula
Shares

A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula

A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will ta.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
NZ dollar advances as some investors see declines as good buying
Kiwi

NZ dollar advances as some investors see declines as good buying

The New Zealand dollar rallied to USD $0.7874 as investors saw the earlier declines as a buying opportunity, buoying the trade-weighted index.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Taxpayer money-go-rounds hampering growth, says NZ Initiative
New Zealand Initiative

Taxpayer money-go-rounds hampering growth, says NZ Initiative

Income redistribution schemes such as Working for Families, which pay back money people have often already paid as tax, are a barrier to the econom.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
IkeGPS first-half sales almost double, loss widens
Power / Energy

IkeGPS first-half sales almost double, loss widens

IkeGPS Group said first-half sales almost doubled along with its losses as the company that sells portable measuring devices uses the proceeds of i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
ANZ's Hisco the heavyweight in New Zealand CEO pay stakes
Bank of New Zealand

ANZ's Hisco the heavyweight in New Zealand CEO pay stakes

There's a big gap between the pay of ANZ Bank New Zealand boss David Hisco and his counterparts at two of the other big four Australian-owned bank.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as F&P rises to record, Xero falls on 1H result
Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as F&P rises to record, Xero falls on 1H result

New Zealand shares rose as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare advanced to a record after lifting its annual profit guidance.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
NZ dollar gains as yen falls to 7-year low vs. greenback
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar gains as yen falls to 7-year low vs. greenback

The New Zealand dollar rose as the yen fell to a seven-year low against the greenback as stimulus from the Bank of Japan and the prospects that Pri.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Kiwi tech firms comprise 10% of Deloitte's Asia-Pacific Fast 500 index
Marketing Technologies

Kiwi tech firms comprise 10% of Deloitte's Asia-Pacific Fast 500 index

Fifty-one New Zealand technology companies have been included in the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific index, equalling the record for.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014