Новости за 25.10.2016

NZ gets thumbs up on tax as it tops World Bank ease of doing business report

Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - Serko, the online travel booking company, narrowed its first-half operating loss and said it won't need more capital to reach its target of being profitable in 2018.

This week Customs is deploying 14 new FirstDefenders, a mobile substance identification device, to enhance its capabilities to protect the border says Customs Minister Nicky Wagner.

Around $5 million is being invested to provide three Auckland schools with a total of 10 new classrooms, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Dairy farming is once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons say SAFE and Farmwatch. New footage obtained by Farmwatch investigators shows that a year on from the explosive 2015 exposé of the New Zealand dairy industry, calves continue ...

Results from a respected international legal directory confirm Bell Gully has retained its leading position in the New Zealand market.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says cruel and illegal practices are not in any way condoned or accepted by the industry as part of dairy farming.

“The second ComVoices State of the Sector Survey of the Community Sector shows that stresses on our organisations are increasing” says Scott Miller, Chair of ComVoices.

The Government must give the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) more inspectors, resources and independence so it can do its job, the Green Party said today after tonight’s release of new footage of the mistreatment of bobby calves.

Taranaki – a fertile volcanic region on the North Island’s western extremity – has just been hailed as a rising international destination for 2017 by Lonely Planet.

Air New Zealand has taken out two significant innovation awards at the prestigious Air Passenger Experience (APEX) Awards held overnight in Singapore.

Community housing groups, developers, economists and others are meeting today in Auckland to find ways forward in the housing crisis facing Auckland and other areas.

The NZD has benefited from rising commodity prices and opens this morning having made small gains against the majority of its rivals.

News.com.au reports: MALCOLM Turnbull’s popularity has sunk to a new low, as Labor chalked up its third successive Newspoll lead. The latest Newspoll, taken for The Australian, shows voter satisfaction with the prime minister has dropped to 29 per cent — lower than Tony Abbott’s measure of 30 per cent when he was toppled as […]

Oct. 25 (BusinessDesk) - NZME is considering buying Adshel's local business for A$156 million after former parent APN News & Media's buy-out of the outdoor advertising business triggered an option for the local media group to buy the assets on the same ...

Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - NZX's short timeframe to replace outgoing chief executive Tim Bennett will see head of markets Mark Peterson take the reins on an interim basis from the start of next year.

Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell against its trans-Tasman counterpart as higher iron ore prices bolstered demand for the Aussie ahead of Australian inflation data today.

A total of 100 families and individuals have taken up an offer of financial help to move out of Auckland, freeing up social housing for others in urgent need.

New Zealand has been ranked the top country in the world for doing business in the World Bank’s 2017 Doing Business Report - up one place from last year and up from third in 2014.

Oct. 25 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, led by Air New Zealand, SkyCity Entertainment Group and Fletcher Building, while Wynyard Group was suspended after announcing it has called in administrators.

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Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic slid amid disappointing results from companies including 3M and Caterpillar.

It was revealed yesterday that in a departure from the past six years, there would be none of the Auckland Councillors will be on the Auckland Transport Board of Directors.

Danyl McL writes: Thirdly, it turns out that if you have a capitalist economy – even a very basic one like Tsarist Russia – and you take away the market and put the workers in charge of the means of production (and execute anyone trading on the black market) then instead of transforming itself into […]

Press Release – Porirua City Council The vibrant kiosk in the city centre’s Cobham Court has won awards for design, use of colour and for its architecture in three separate competitions. Porirua City Council and the kiosk designer Isthmus Group won gold at the national Best Design Awards for the Cobham Court project in October. […]