Norwegian oil giant eyes Northland coast
Jun 9, 2014 Norwegian oil Greenpeace says it opposes Statoil's presence. Photo / File Plans by Norwegian oil giant Statoil to explore off the Northland coast are moving closer with the visit of a top [...]
Hellaby forecasts 35pc profit jump
May 26, 2014 Hellaby Holdings CEO John Williamson. Photo / Brett Phibbs Hellaby Holdings Whose interests range from footwear to oil and gas services, said full-year profit may rise 35 per cent on improved performance [...]
Possible surge in stock listings good news
May 24, 2014 Brian Gaynor In the past 27 years, the total value of residential housing has increased 8.9-fold and is now 8.8 times that of the NZX. There have been a number of recent [...]
Xero named world’s top innovator
May 22, 2014 Xero founder and chief executive Rod Drury. New Zealand cloud accounting firm Xero has topped a list of "most innovative growth companies" prepared by influential American business publication Forbes. Forbes put the [...]
Spending by tourists soars 18 per cent
May 22, 2014 Total visitor spending rose to nearly $7 billion, with tourists contributing $4.2 billion Photo / Steven McNicholl Spending by tourists is up 18 per cent in the past year as the tourism [...]
Kiwi confidence in financial markets up – FMA
May 20, 2014 Rob Everett, chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority, says it's encouraging that there has been a lift in New Zealanders' confidence in financial markets. Confidence in New Zealand's financial markets has [...]