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Dominion Finance boss jailed

Cropp in 2010
Georgina Bond and Niko Kloeten | Thursday May 23, 2013

Smith gives nod for open-cast coal mine on conservation land

Pattrick Smellie | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 18 comments

"Pity we give up a beautiful, unique and irreplaceable environment to harvest an outdated energy commodity so an Aussie company can profit..."

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NZ meat cleared across Chinese wharves, ministry chided for mistake

High steaks
Thursday May 23, 2013

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy chides his department for submitting paperwork in a format that hadn't yet been approved.

Xero posts $14.4m FY loss, doubles revenue and paying customers

Xero CEO Rod Dury at the High Tech Awards in Auckland last Friday
NBR staff and BusinessDesk | Thursday May 23, 2013

"Expect more losses," CEO Rod Dury tells NBR ONLINE.

Investors should take more responsibility: FMA boss

Sean Hughes
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Niko Kloeten | Thursday May 23, 2013

Employment watchdog needs time to 'sleep' on decisions – law professor

Bill Hodge: decisions too hasty
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Georgina Bond | Thursday May 23, 2013

Independent advocate defies Brownlee

Gerry Brownlee
Chris Hutching | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 2 comments

Canterbury Insurance Advocacy Service is establishing a charitable trust.

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares fall as US, China in focus; GPG, WBC, NZOG drop

Staff Reporter | Thursday May 23, 2013

Labour, Greens right on GCSB report

Matthew Hooton
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Matthew Hooton | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 3 comments

NZ POLITICS DAILY: The report should be thrown in the bin

Police Minister Anne Tolley
Bryce Edwards | Thursday May 23, 2013

Several official reports out this week raise questions about the integrity of public life in New Zealand.

Kiwi at 8-month low after Chinese manufacturing slows, Bernanke says watch data

Paul McBeth | Thursday May 23, 2013

"The kiwi is heading towards 79.20 US cents. That's the next big level and we might see that in days."

Auckland rail operator Veolia almost doubles profit after new contract

Tina Morrison | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 1 comment

The company's gross profit margin jumps to 10.7% from 7.7% a year earlier.

Shill Trade Me bidding costs car company more than $165,000

NBR staff | Thursday May 23, 2013

Tauranga's legacy – shiny new infrastructure and big debt

David Williams | Thursday May 23, 2013

They've built motorways and upgraded pipes, but is Tauranga City Council's huge investment paying off? Other than retirees, are people coming?

James Hardie makes no provision for leaky school claim

Paul McBeth | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 2 comments

Ministry of Education has $1.5 billion suit filed over 800 leaky buildings.

F&P Healthcare shares at two-year peak on profit outlook

Tina Morrison | Thursday May 23, 2013

Stocks surge 5.9% to $3.21, the highest since February 2011, when it touched $3.22.

Fronde mulls capital raising for Australian push

Ian Clarke: have a lot of growing to do
BusinessDesk and NBR staff | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 1 comment

Profit  jumps to $2.7m in the year ended March 31 from $1.1m a year earlier, and sales are up 26% to $59.9m.

Rakon plunges deeper into the red on writedowns, shares slide 8%

Managing director Brent Robinson
Thursday May 23, 2013 | 10 comments

The Auckland-based company posts a loss of $32.8m (17.1 cents per share) in the 12 months ended March 31, from a loss of $420,000 (0.2 cents) a year earlier.

Critics rip Auckland Council ‘living wage’ proposal

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Niko Kloeten | Thursday May 23, 2013 | 14 comments

"I'm fine with them imposing a living wage, but why should it come at a extra cost to ratepayers?"

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ASK ME ANYTHING: David Parker v Shamubeel Eaqub

Labour finance spokesman David Parker
Rob Hosking | Thursday May 23, 2013

The Economist  versus The Politician -  can, or should, New Zealand do something about the high dollar? Readers can quiz Labour's finance spokesman and NZIER's principal economist on this and other finance issues, Friday 10.30am - 11.30am.

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