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NZ inflation expectations at lowest in 14 years

Tuesday May 21, 2013 | 3 comments

Survey result suggests Reserve Bank will not have to rush to raise interest rates.

Inflation benign - which makes Wheeler's job harder, not easier

Business capital costs stay low [Source: Statistics NZ capital goods index
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Rob Hosking | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Goodyear to sell NZ retail businesses to locals for undisclosed sum

Tuesday May 21, 2013

Beau Ideal will also take on Goodyear's local retail marketing and licensing programmes.

F&P Healthcare at two-year high as First NZ raises rating

Tina Morrison | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Profit expectations range from $73.9m to $75.3m, with a mean of $74.7m, according to a survey of seven analysts by Merlin Consulting.

Shorn merino sheep inspire wine brand win

Naked Sheep wine and carved box
NBR Staff | Monday May 20, 2013

Native kahikatea fence posts from the station are uniquely carved to house the bottle.

NZOG chairman backs director liability over health and safety failures

Peter Griffiths: supports legislative moves
Paul McBeth | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | 3 comments

"Peter Griffiths is an exceptional chairman and this brave positioning is reflective of NZOG's reformed governance."

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Market close: shares fall - Mainfreight, Diligent decline

Tuesday May 21, 2013

However, Fonterra Shareholders' Fund rises 0.8% to $8.09, a record close, and Mighty River Power is up1.2% to $2.52.

Kiwi holds gains against greenback ahead of Bernanke testimony

Paul McBeth | Tuesday May 21, 2013

 It traded at 81.82 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 81.70 cents at 8am, up from 81.20 cents yesterday.

Democracy under pressure – and Budget juggling

Professor Mark Mazower: has democracy had its day?
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Penny Pepperell of NBR Capital Letter | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Renaissance posts first-half loss on shrinking margins, impairment

Colin Giffney: bitterly disappointed
Tuesday May 21, 2013 | 6 comments

The net loss was $3.1m in the six months ended March 31, from a profit of $1.96m a year earlier.

IBM NZ profit up

New IBM NZ managing director Rob Lee
NBR staff | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Deep-sea phosphate miner on track for final investment decision

Pattrick Smellie | Tuesday May 21, 2013

CRP share price raised to a target value of $2 from $1.87 last September as the timetable firms for mining from early 2015.

Sealegs ekes out full-year profit, raising prices as sales slip

Tuesday May 21, 2013

A push into the commercial market is planned, including development of larger vessels for customers including law enforcement agencies and the military.

Auckland waterfront innovation hub ‘red herring’

Wynyard Quarter
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Niko Kloeten | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | 5 comments

"More likely this area will get show pony firms that have been given big grants by the council or some government organisation."

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How Sunday tabloid made a man out of a bum

The two headings
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Jock Anderson | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | 6 comments

New Zealand milk hit by Sri Lankan DCD ban

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David Williams | Tuesday May 21, 2013

REVIEW: The Maori J'accuse

Kahui twins' parents, Macsyna King and Chris Kahui (Photo: TV3 News)
Deborah LaHatte | Tuesday May 21, 2013

The play Patua – about what should happen to people like the family of the Kahui twins – will become a New Zealand classic. It surprises, inspires and satisfies.

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