Article – BusinessDesk

May 14 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, led by Fletcher Building on optimism a falling Australian dollar will stir demand in the company’s second-largest market. Telecom and NZX paced the advance. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Plans to buy hand-me-down Australian navy helicopters sound suspiciously like a dirty deal about to be done bad, Labour’s Defence Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. Read more »

Press Release – Department Of Labour

An avoidable injury to a worker has cost forestry and timber processing company Pan Pac Forest Products Limited a fine of $39,000.00 and reparations of $7,500.00 Read more »

Press Release – Wild Bean Cafe

With Fairtrade Fortnight (5-20 May) now in full swing, Wild Bean Cafe – New Zealand’s biggest retailer of Fairtrade coffee – is pleased to celebrate the growing popularity of Fairtrade in New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Beef And Lamb NZ

Delivery trucks emblazoned with cows grazing in scenic New Zealand landscapes are a common sight on the streets of Taiwan. The trucks also feature delicious-looking beef dishes, to tell a complete story of grass-fed Kiwi beef, from pasture to plate. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 10 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group executives have rubbished a Deloitte report for local dairy industry competitors that claims it charges up to 50 cents a kilogram too much to supply them milk, accusing them of trying to bog down the … Read more »

Press Release – BusinessNZ

Manufacturing activity dropped back into contraction after four months of expansion, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). Read more »

Press Release – SWUG

New Zealand’s SWUG—representing the newspaper sector of the printing industry—is embracing the heatset sector of the industry for the first time at this year’s Christchurch conference. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand First Party

Andrew Williams MP Spokesperson for Commerce 10 May 2012 Manufacturers Battered By Failed Government Policies New Zealand First says new data proves regional manufacturers are being hammered by Government policies that are wrecking the economy. Commerce … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Manufacturing In Freefall News today that Manufacturing index numbers have crashed nearly 6 per cent in March, is yet another sign of an economy going backwards, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 10 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand manufacturing slipped into contraction in April, falling to its lowest level in six months and shedding March’s very strong gains, according to the BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of manufacturing index (PMI). Read more »

Article – sticK

Congratulations are due to UC’s Dr John Abrahamson (Chemical and Process Engineering) and Christchurch company ArcActive who recently won one of three prestigious awards at the April 2012 CleanEquity Conference in Monaco. Read more »

Press Release – Trans-Tasman Resources

The Rt. Hon. Dame Jenny Shipley and ex Tata Steel, BHP Steel and Bluescope Steel Managing Director, Kirby Adams, have agreed to accept positions as independent non-executive directors of iron sands explorer, TTR (Trans-Tasman Resources Limited), following … Read more »

Press Release – Plastics Industry Pipes Association

The New Zealand Plastics Industry Pipes Association (PIPA) is pleased to announce that, after extensive consultation, the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) has introduced a revised PVC Credit which awards Green Star points for PVC pipe complying … Read more »

Press Release – Meat Workers Union

A proposal today that Talley’s AFFCO may unlock workers slowly over the next month providing the union lift the strike notice immediately is disingenuous and designed by the company to get the labour it needs in the short term without committing to … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 8 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose , led by Chorus as some investors bought the phone network company at a 5-month low. Exporters Rakon and Fisher & Paykel Appliances gained as the kiwi dollar held below 80 US cents. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 8 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, has expanded its top management team as part of the new strategy to focus on sales in emerging markets. Read more »

Press Release – Fletcher Aluminium

That’s how Christchurch based Fletcher Aluminium South Island Window and Door Manager Darrell Gane is describing a new multi-million dollar aluminium factory in Wigram which will soon be in full production. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 8 (BusinessDesk) – Chempro Logistics director Simon Henry is in the box seat to take over ASX-listed Hydromet after his bid won him 41 percent of the company, prompting the industrial waste recycler’s board to give him the thumbs-up. Read more »

Article – sticK

The recent KiwiNet group hug in Wellington showed the value of having a dealmaker come salesman attitude when it comes to commercialisation. Read more »