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9 apps to help you survive Valentine’s Day
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Dodge the Valentine's Day blues with 9 savvy apps for lovebirds and singles alike – from flirty games to solo adventures.
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US FAA approved drone company Aeronavics to crowd fund up to $1.5 million
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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sales
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aeronavics
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.
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NZ food prices rise 1.3% in January, on spike in apples, kiwifruit, vegetables
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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inflation
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kiwifruit
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food
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.
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Michael Hill shares jump 7% after 1H profit rises 46%
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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investment
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revenue
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retailers
Michael Hill International shares jumped as much as 7 percent after the jewellery chain posted a 46 percent rise in first-half profit.
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CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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statistics nz
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orange
New Zealand orange roughy exports are accelerating as catch limits of the deepwater fish, once a poster child for bad fisheries management, increas.
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Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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chatham rock phosphate
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environmental protection authority
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mining
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.
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Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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fintech
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panasonic
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finance, leasing & rental
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.
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China economic reform low on government priority list, WSJ commentator says
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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wsj
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fonterra
Economic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 percent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to sa.
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Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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cloud services
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3d printing
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websites
A group of Kiwis are in the final stage of building www.boffles.com, a global platform for hosting and downloading 3D design files.
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NZ house sales rise 2.6% in January, median price dips from December
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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property market
New Zealand residential property sales rose in January from the same month last year, while data confirmed house prices in Auckland continue to gal.
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CORRECT: Suncorp posts 15% gain in first-half profit; flags potential reinsurance impact
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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tax
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insurance
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Suncorp's half-year profit soars by 15%, yet cautions over potential £118m reinsurance hit from past natural disasters.
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Delegat first-half operating profit rose 1% to $20.5 mln, reiterates full-year guidance
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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shares
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delegat
Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed wine company, said first-half operating profit rose 1 percent and it's on track to meet guidance for fu.
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NZ retail spending on debit, credit cards rises 0.9% in January
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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debit & credit cards
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spending
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transactions
New Zealanders increased their spending on debit and credit cards in January, led by consumables and durables, while spending on fuel fell for a th.
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National 'won't walk away' from SkyCity convention centre deal, says Little
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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government
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auckland council
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labour party
The government will do whatever it can to ensure the Auckland convention centre is built under a deal with SkyCity Entertainment Group, said Labour.
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MYOB targets all business sizes with cloud solutions
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
MYOB introduces client portal to transform collaboration between accountants and clients. 67% of new registrations are for cloud accounting.
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Nufarm plans to consolidate European plants, take 30M euro charge
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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jobs
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shares
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asx
Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, will take a 30 million euro charge this year to consolidate its European manufacturing operations.
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Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
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apps
Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.
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Kiwi distie iData in liquidation
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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storage
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Auckland-based distributor iData Resolutions has been put into liquidation, with Dennis Clifford Parsons appointed as liquidator on 21 January.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares close at new record as earnings season looms; Heartland gains
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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healthtech
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air new zealand
New Zealand shares rose for a fourth day, closing at a new record, as a lack of profit warnings ahead of the earnings season reinforced confidence.
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Microsoft NZ outlook fine; global earnings suffer
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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microsoft
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azure
While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.