Article – BusinessDesk

Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) – Fletcher Building Ltd. sweetened its takeover offer for Crane Group, winning support from the target’s directors for a deal that will increase its dominance in the Australasian market for building products such as pipes. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Jan. 31 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar shrugged off political unrest in Egypt even as stocks on Wall Street and in Europe sank, and held above 77 U.S. cents on rising food prices. Read more »

Article – sticK

In theory, as an old-world type economy and like most of its contemporaries, Germany should be struggling out of the after-effects of the global financial crisis Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Jan. 31(BusinessDesk) – For financial markets, the unexpected political developments in Egypt might turn out to be fortuitous. Read more »

Press Release – Lanza Tech

Auckland, New Zealand January 30, 2011: LanzaTech has added another global award to its growing list of accolades – a global Red Herring Top 100, which recognises LanzaTech as one of the 100 most innovative new technology companies. Red Herring … Read more »

Press Release – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The unrest and demonstrations in Egypt continue and there are also now reports of looting and opportunistic crime. The New Zealand Embassy in Cairo will be open tomorrow. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and our Embassy in Cairo have been contacted … Read more »

Press Release – NZ Drug Foundation

Hundreds of people around the country are counting down to the start of FebFast, the Drug Foundation’s alcohol-free fundraiser for youth charities. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

CTU President Helen Kelly today welcomed the commitment by the Greens to recognising the importance of unions, a fair minimum wage, and good employment law. In his speech to the Greens conference today, co-leader Russel Norman acknowledged that “unions … Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Step change and future proofing required of Rural Broad Band Initiative says Feds “The government should be thinking about a step change and future proofing for rural communities as it considers the outcome of its Rural Broadband Initiative (“RBI”) … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has dismissed today’s Sunday Star Times newspaper claims that leaders of the Fiji military regime are entitled to come to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup as “mischievous and plain wrong.” He … Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

The Government needs to urgently commit to implementing comprehensive recommendations just released by Food Standards Australia New Zealand, the Green Party said today. Read more »

Press Release – Happyzine

Green Super Heroes! You’ve Got Twenty-Four Hours to Save New Zealand’s Wild Rivers and Change the Course of Green Energy Design History for Ever! Read more »

Speech – Green Party

Green economics offers a way out of New Zealand’s economic doldrums without selling off strategic assets, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman argued in his Party’s first major speech of election year. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s announcement of regulations to set a greenhouse gas pollution reduction target by 2050 is meaningless window dressing, the Labour Party Environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. Read more »

Press Release – Ziptrek Ecotours

New York Yankees star zips into Queenstown On a home-run into Queenstown, New York Yankees centre-fielder Curtis Granderson zipped through the tree-tops above the resort yesterday (Friday 28 January). The baseball hero harnessed up for Ziptrek Ecotours … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency

Surface flooding and slips on many state highways and roads in the northern Auckland region and Northland continue to make driving hazardous and the NZ Transport Agency advises people that they should only travel if absolutely necessary. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Green growth initiative announced Finance Minister Bill English, Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee and Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the establishment of an Advisory Group on Green Growth in enabling New Zealand to grow the economy … Read more »

Press Release – Food and Grocery Council

Labelling Review Recommendations Disappointing 28 January 2011 The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) welcomes today’s release of the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, commissioned by the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks mixed amid Fletcher trading halt; property stocks pace gainers, Skellerup falls Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart returned to the debt market to refinance up to US$1 billion in bank loans for his packaging empire, and has flagged the company is looking at buying another rival. Read more »