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9 apps to help you survive Valentine's Day
Gaming

9 apps to help you survive Valentine's Day

Dodge the Valentine's Day blues with 9 savvy apps for lovebirds and singles alike – from flirty games to solo adventures.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Michael Hill shares jump 7% after 1H profit rises 46%
Investment

Michael Hill shares jump 7% after 1H profit rises 46%

Michael Hill International shares jumped as much as 7 percent after the jewellery chain posted a 46 percent rise in first-half profit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss
Fintech

Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss

Panasonic New Zealand's financial statements for the year ended March 2014 show the company is once again making a profit, albeit a moderate one.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Souter Investments invests $12 million in double deck buses for Auckland
Auckland Transport

Souter Investments invests $12 million in double deck buses for Auckland

Souter Investments, the global public transport company owned by Scottish transport entrepreneur Brian Souter, is investing $12 million in 15 new d.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2015
NZ manufacturers suffer, Australian assets look cheaper as dollar parity looms
Bank of New Zealand

NZ manufacturers suffer, Australian assets look cheaper as dollar parity looms

New Zealand manufacturing exporters are facing record headwinds from the kiwi's strength against the Australian dollar, with foreign exchange trade.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
Gaming

Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history

Aeronavics' kiwi-made drones soar as they clinch a record-breaking £1m via equity crowdfunding, the largest in NZ's history.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Christchurch crematoriums fire up InvoCare's annual income
Commerce Commission

Christchurch crematoriums fire up InvoCare's annual income

InvoCare, Australia's largest undertaker, said its New Zealand unit earnings jumped up 24 percent after it bought two Christchurch crematoriums.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Coca Cola Amatil's NZ earnings flat as grocery sales of fizzy falls
Shares

Coca Cola Amatil's NZ earnings flat as grocery sales of fizzy falls

Coca-Cola Amatil, which bottles Coca-Cola, Lift, Fanta and other drinks brands, said earnings in New Zealand were flat as sales of fizzy drinks in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
NZ construction activity seen rebounding after slump
EduTech

NZ construction activity seen rebounding after slump

New Zealand construction activity is rebounding from a slump during the recession as private sector work picks ups, according to a property consult.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
ASX-listed Inventis sells unprofitable kiwi furniture unit to Hamilton-based firm
Sales

ASX-listed Inventis sells unprofitable kiwi furniture unit to Hamilton-based firm

Inventis, the unprofitable furniture and technology company, has sold its New Zealand unit to a Hamilton-based building firm for an undisclosed sum.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Contact drops 9% on offshore plans; Genesis declines
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Contact drops 9% on offshore plans; Genesis declines

NZ shares dip as Contact Energy's revealed offshore ambitions and a stagnant dividend weigh on the market. Genesis and Meridian also slide.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
NZ services sector activity rises to six-month high in January
Cartech

NZ services sector activity rises to six-month high in January

New Zealand's services sector activity rose to a six-month high in January as record inward migration boosted demand for housing, increasing the ne.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
NZ retail sales rise 1.7% in fourth quarter, beating estimates, on autos, food, drinks
New Zealand Dollar

NZ retail sales rise 1.7% in fourth quarter, beating estimates, on autos, food, drinks

New Zealand retail sales rose more than expected in the fourth quarter, led by vehicle-related transactions, food and beverages, adding to evidenc.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Jobs

Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover

Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
US FAA approved drone company Aeronavics to crowd fund up to $1.5 million
Snowball Effect

US FAA approved drone company Aeronavics to crowd fund up to $1.5 million

Aeronavics, a Waikato-based drone company with one of only two US Federal Aviation Authority permissions to be used for filming, is looking to rais.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
NZ food prices rise 1.3% in January, on spike in apples, kiwifruit, vegetables
Inflation

NZ food prices rise 1.3% in January, on spike in apples, kiwifruit, vegetables

New Zealand food prices rose in January, as a smaller, later apple crop drove prices for the fruit to the highest in 16 years, while kiwifruit, str.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve
Statistics NZ

CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve

New Zealand orange roughy exports are accelerating as catch limits of the deepwater fish, once a poster child for bad fisheries management, increas.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks
Chatham Rock Phosphate

Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks

Both seabed mining companies that have had applications to mine in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone say they intend to keep their projects ali.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015