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NZ milk powder futures drop as Fonterra lifts GDT volumes, signalling prices will fall

Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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New Zealand whole milk powder futures dropped after Fonterra Cooperative Group said it will increase the volume of product it puts up for sale on the.
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NZ export log prices record first drop in eight months as Chinese inventories build

Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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New Zealand export log prices dropped for the first time in eight months as shipments to China exceed demand, resulting in a build up of inventory.
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NZ lamb wool prices fall from 4-year high as higher kiwi makes local wool more costly

Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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New Zealand lamb wool prices fell from a four-year high at auction last week as a rising local currency made the fibre more expensive.
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NZ lamb wool prices jump to 4-year high, aided by Chinese demand, US dollar strength

Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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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,.
Housing

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

Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.
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NZ wool market mixed amid targeted buying

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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New Zealand crossbred wool, which accounts for the majority of the country's production, rose to a three-and-a-half month high this week on lower volu.
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Weak global demand weighs on New Zealand sheep, cattle prices

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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Weakening demand in China and Europe, combined with the impact of a nine-month port strike on the US West Coast, have eroded farmgate prices for sheep.
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Television New Zealand 1st-half profit drops 5% on weaker ad revenue

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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Television New Zealand, the state-owned broadcaster, posted a drop in first-half profit of about 5 percent as advertising revenue weakened and costs r.
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UPDATE: Fonterra Shareholders' Council relieved at dairy forecast being maintained

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Farmers will be relieved at today's decision by Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, to maintain its forecast payout to fa.
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Vital Healthcare 1H earnings drop 21% on bigger tax bill

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Vital Healthcare Property Trust, the country's biggest listed healthcare property investor, reported a 21 percent drop in first-half earnings as it fa.
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Freightways first-half profit jumps 21% as sales, margins grow from couriers, data management

Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Freightways posted a 21 percent gain in first-half profit after lifting sales and fattening margins at its courier and information management units.
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RESEND: LIC lifts first-half profit 10% on demand for dairy breeding technology

Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Livestock Improvement Corp, a farmer cooperative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 percent gain in first-ha.
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Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China

Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.
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NZ property value annual growth accelerates in January

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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New Zealand's residential property values grew at a faster annual pace in January as a shortage of houses for sale in Auckland continued to fan the.
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NZ's record beef prices set to continue into 2015, Rabobank says

Wed, 31st Dec 2014
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Record beef prices are expected to continue for New Zealand farmers early in 2015, underpinned by tight supply and strong demand, according to Rabo.
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More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.
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NZ dollar drifts lower has slide in crude oil saps risk appetite

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar fell as the continued decline in crude oil prices stoked concern that global economic growth may be faltering, weighing on e.
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NZ manufacturing sales rise 0.4% in 3rd-qtr, as metal offsets slide in dairy, meat

Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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New Zealand manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline in volumes for both.
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NZ dollar little changed vs. Australian dollar after RBA talks down currency

Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar was little changed against its trans-Tasman counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key rate at a record lo.
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China's crackdown on polluting tanneries, Russia sanctions drive record slump in lambskin prices

Fri, 28th Nov 2014
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Global lambskin prices have collapsed from the first quarter's record highs, as a Chinese crackdown on polluting tanneries and Russian trade sancti.