Press Release – Impact PR

One of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers has created a new range of meat products for kids with a view to securing the all important childrens meal market share. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Tenon shares surge as it seeks US equities market exposure, flags cash returns By Pattrick Smellie Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Dec. 3 (BusinessDesk) Synlait Milk, which is 39 percent owned by Chinas Bright Dairy, said it is on track to meet its prospectus forecasts for earnings growth in 2014 as it ramps up production of infant formula and its constituent ingredients. Read more »

Press Release – Plantae

One of New Zealands fastest growing premium organic skincare brands, Plant Certified Organic Skincare , has announced it will be sold in Dunedin through established Otago department store, Arthur Barnett . Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Dec. 2 (BusinessDesk) Fonterra Cooperative Group chief executive Theo Spierings says months of talks with Danone over losses from the whey protein concentrate recall have failed to reach a commercial solution, suggesting the issue may end up in the … Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand’s merchandise terms of trade rose 7.5 percent in the September 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The latest increase was due to export prices for goods rising more than import prices. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Dec. 2 (BusinessDesk) – UDC Finance, the finance company owned by ANZ Bank New Zealand, boosted annual profit 13 percent on improved margins and growing exposure to the primary sector. Read more »

Press Release – Standards New Zealand

The New Zealand standard for automatic fire sprinklers, NZS 4541:2007, has undergone a limited technical review and has now been published by Standards New Zealand as NZS 4541:2013 Automatic fire sprinkler systems . Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov 29 (BusinessDesk) Methven, the tapware maker, confirmed a 21 percent rise in first half earnings and said it was cautiously optimistic about the remainder of the year. Read more »

Press Release – Philips

A partnership between Jamie Oliver and Philips has produced a unique new range of kitchen tools Jamies Tools by Philips | Jamie Oliver that reflects the world-famous chefs passion for simplicity, value for money and flavour in his … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 28 (BusinessDesk) – Comvita, which makes health products from Manuka honey, reported a first-half small loss as its margins were squeezed by expensive honey and as trading conditions in Australia and the UK were stretched by stiff competition. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 27 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has bought a US$55 million stake in unlisted US wind turbine maker Ogin Inc. Read more »

Press Release – n3 Ltd

New Zealands leading procurement specialist, GSB, is under new ownership, having been acquired by three Kiwi investors, and it has changed its name to n3. GSB (Government Stores Board) Group Buying Power commenced life more than a century ago to secure … Read more »

Press Release – Sistema Aotearoa

Sistema has imported a 1,300 and a 650 tonne injection moulding machine to boost its manufacturing operations in New Zealand, allowing the company to create a new range of durable plastic home and office storage products made exclusively for The … Read more »

Press Release – EPMU

Christchurch rebuild workers and their families should not be put at risk of serious illness due to exposure to asbestos, says EPMU Construction, the union for construction workers. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 27 (BusinessDesk) Shares in SeaDragon, which manufactures fish oils for health supplements, dropped 39 percent after the company sold shares at a discount to raise capital for a new $4 million factory near Richmond. Read more »

Press Release – Airborne Honey

The popularity of Manuka honey has been confirmed in a recent national survey, which places it above Clover and other floral varieties. In the New Zealand-wide survey launched by Airborne Honey this month to celebrate the countrys first National … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 26 (BusinessDesk) Global metals giant Rio Tinto looks likely to close its ageing aluminium smelter at Gove, in Australias Northern Territory, three months after cutting a deal to keep its Tiwai Point smelter in New Zealand open until at … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 26 (BusinessDesk) Energy efficient lightbulb retailer Energy Mad has turned in another loss and has decided to write off a $2 million tax benefit, which would become available again if it were to be profitable and as long as at least 50 percent … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Nov. 25 (BusinessDesk) Michael Spaans, a Waikato dairy farmer and director of Dairy NZ, has been elected to the board of Fonterra, while long-serving director Malcolm Bailey retained his spot, as did former banker Ian Farrelly. Read more »