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High hopes for Meridian saleThe Finance Minister has high hopes New Zealanders will buy into the partial float of Meridian Energy.Bill English has confirmed it is the next asset in line for a sell-down, but he says even after the float, 85 per cent of the... |
Finance minister: Budget will help vulnerable KiwisFinance Minister Bill English says the Budget 2013 will help the most vulnerable people in society "who the Government has served very poorly in the past".Mr English said the Budget revealed on Thursday, which focused on housing... |
Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunitiesA 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings.It is being led by Maurice Williamson and Sir Ken Stevens, who's chairman of Export New Zealand.Representatives of... |
NZ meat still sitting on Chinese wharfNew Zealand meat is sitting on the wharf in China and out on boats waiting to get in, while Kiwi authorities iron out the paperwork.Customs authorities in China won't let shipments of meat through, because they came with documentation... |
The two sides of the coinPositive forces The Christchurch rebuild A key factor that will drive growth over the next three or four years, and underpin activity for years after that, is the need to rebuild our second-largest city after the |
Igloo aiming for 19,000 customers by end of yearIgloo - a joint venture 51 per cent owned by Sky TV and 49 per cent by Television New Zealand - offers 11 linear pay channels and provides a tuner for the free channels on Freeview.It includes available downloads from a library... |
Reserve Bank lukewarm on Key's ideaDocuments released by the Reserve Bank yesterday give scant support to Prime Minister John Key's suggestion that it might exempt first home buyers from any restriction on low-deposit home loans.Loans where the borrower has a deposit... |
Pet project now business for burying furred and feathered friendsIt was the death and unceremonious disposal of a guinea pig that sparked a business plan for Jane Bogust.Hearing about the burial of the animal in a disused tea bag box left her thinking there had to be a better, more dignified... |
Telecom stays mum on online TV plansTelecom is keeping its powder dry on its plans for internet television and revealed little about what entertainment services could be in the pipeline during its strategy update to investors.New Zealand's largest internet provider... |
Sky lines up old guard to keep viewersLike death and taxes, nothing is more reliable than regular increases in the cost of subscribing to pay television.Increases tend to be relatively small - a basic Sky subscription increases just 80c on June 1 to $46.92, with the... |
Managing corporate culture the key to multiple successOrganisations that manage their culture proactively attain greater returns across key areas such as revenue, profit and customer service than those which do not.Organisational culture is key to achieving success and how it is managed... |
Media seen as ideal workplaceThe media business is perceived as the most attractive of all industries to work in, and TVNZ the most appealing media employer, human resources specialists Randstad reveal in their latest employer branding survey of 7,000 New Zealanders... |
Sky's game of chicken with league sign of the timesHard ball Sky Television has played brinksman before.But there was something shocking about the game of chicken it played to secure television rights to the 2013 New Zealand NRL rugby league competition.Sky says it secured a... |
Diana Clement: Strict criteria for early KiwiSaver withdrawalThe problem for many KiwiSavers is often a lack of understanding of essentials versus luxuries. "It's my money and I want it." So say many KiwiSavers.Many take it a step further and contact their KiwiSaver providers to ask to withdraw... |
Brian Gaynor: Optimism plays part in big-picture BudgetBudgets are not what they used to be. In the 1970s and early 1980s there would be queues outside Government Printing Office outlets waiting for Budget statements to be released when the Finance Minister began his evening address.These... |
Mary Holm: When is a property seller a trader?Q: Last Saturday, you raised the issue of taxation on rental properties and shares and I hoped that I would find an answer to a dilemma, but no!Briefly, my wife and I are retired, but not yet 65, paying our way via a portfolio of... |
NZ meat blocked at Chinese portsA name change for a government ministry has resulted on New Zealand meat being blocked at Chinese ports, Labour has claimed.Labour primary industries spokesman Damien O'Connor said hundreds of tonnes of meat was sitting on a wharf... |
NZ consumer confidence picks up in MayNew Zealand consumers continued to get more optimistic this month as rising house prices and an improving labour market underpinned the rosier outlook.The AN |
Sky City benefits lost after mag called, court toldAn Auckland businessman, who says he made $500 a week "tax-free spending money" from gambling at Sky City as well as free accommodation and a car park, has launched defamation action against an award-winning journalist... |
Still no end in Air NZ price-fixing caseAn end to the long-running air-cargo case between the Commerce Commission and Air New Zealand appears some way off, as the parties appeared in the High Court today to discuss the next step in the litigation.Although the... |
