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Michael Hill shares jump 7% after 1H profit rises 46%
Investment

Michael Hill shares jump 7% after 1H profit rises 46%

Michael Hill International shares jumped as much as 7 percent after the jewellery chain posted a 46 percent rise in first-half profit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Game changing analytics provider Tableau appoints first ANZ country manager
Silver Fern Farms

Game changing analytics provider Tableau appoints first ANZ country manager

Business analytics software provider Tableau has today announced the appointment of Nigel Mendonca as its first country manager for ANZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
NZ dollar edges closer to record against Aussie after labour market data
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar edges closer to record against Aussie after labour market data

The New Zealand dollar edged closer to its record against the Australian dollar overnight after Australia's weaker than expected labour data yester.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss
Fintech

Panasonic NZ bounds back after significant loss

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.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZ dollar rises to 5-week high vs Aussie ahead of labour market data
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar rises to 5-week high vs Aussie ahead of labour market data

The New Zealand dollar jumped to its highest in almost five weeks against the Australian dollar, edging closer to its post-float high, as investors.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Kiwis paying through the roof for residential broadband
Unified Communications

Kiwis paying through the roof for residential broadband

Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Intranets need to respond to the digital workforce
Intranet

Intranets need to respond to the digital workforce

The rise of the millennial workforce, remote working and the adoption of BYOD is shifting the focus back on the importance of the company intranet.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
NZ dollar rises to 4-week high vs Aussie as investors favour higher kiwi yields
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar rises to 4-week high vs Aussie as investors favour higher kiwi yields

The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest in almost four weeks against the Australian dollar as investors favoured the higher yields on offer in N.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Dell SecureWorks targets ANZ cyber security space
Network Infrastructure

Dell SecureWorks targets ANZ cyber security space

Dell SecureWorks says cyber threats are one of the top concerns for business today, and Ractliffe will help the company reach more ANZ organisations.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Dynamic Duo's growing business
Duo

Dynamic Duo's growing business

Kendra Ross and Jackie Hatchwell talk to Heather Wright about passion, failure and re-evaluating life and business.

By Heather Wright • 8 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by Fletcher ahead of earnings
Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by Fletcher ahead of earnings

NZ shares surge, led by Fletcher Building, amidst investor optimism before the company's expected robust earnings reveal next week.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Douglas Pharmaceuticals

Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover

Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
US FAA approved drone company Aeronavics to crowd fund up to $1.5 million
Snowball Effect

US FAA approved drone company Aeronavics to crowd fund up to $1.5 million

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve
Statistics NZ

CORRECT: NZ orange roughy exports accelerate as fish stocks improve

New Zealand orange roughy exports are accelerating as catch limits of the deepwater fish, once a poster child for bad fisheries management, increas.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Wallace Corp backs Ligar to commercialise novel polymer products
EduTech

Wallace Corp backs Ligar to commercialise novel polymer products

Ligar, a startup developing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), has secured an investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Wallace Corp,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZ dollar gains vs. Australian dollar on divergent central banks
NZ Dollar

NZ dollar gains vs. Australian dollar on divergent central banks

The New Zealand dollar extended its gains against the Australian dollar as divergent policy positions of the two countries' central banks boosted t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
NZX's SuperLife may end up controlling unprofitable, cash-strapped Energy Mad
Power / Energy

NZX's SuperLife may end up controlling unprofitable, cash-strapped Energy Mad

SuperLife, the funds management firm acquired by NZX in December, may end up with a controlling stake in unprofitable lightbulb maker Energy Mad af.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Mobile Mentor partnership offers enterprises location-based security solution
Wireless Networks

Mobile Mentor partnership offers enterprises location-based security solution

The location-based mobile and cybersecurity solution enables organisations to detect, monitor and secure devices in sensitive locations.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015