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Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc
Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc

Updated The dollar has dropped on news the economy limped along in the first three months of the year, thanks largely to the North…

Reserve Bank issues 'dirty money' warning

New Zealand cannot afford to become a weak link in the chain of global efforts to crack down on money laundering and terrorism…

Kiwi dollar drops sharply on GDP, Fed news

The New Zealand dollar traded sharply lower today, firstly in response to an upsurge in the US dollar and then to data showing…

Morgan: Rich? Buy multiple houses

If the market distortion is going to persist then those with the means should be buying multiple houses, they can't do anything…

Tournament sells parking assets
Tournament sells parking assets

Many of the carparking assets of New Zealand-owned and operated Tournament Parking have been sold to Southeast Asia's biggest…

Inside Money: Random thoughts - money men give their $27t worth
Inside Money: Random thoughts - money men give their $27t worth

As over the previous five years, the Principal Global Investors/Create international asset management research report …

Brokers pick below issue price for Mighty River
Brokers pick below issue price for Mighty River

Three out of five broking firms involved in the Mighty River Power float don't expect the company to be trading above its…

Fed - we're ready to take foot off the gas
Fed - we're ready to take foot off the gas

The Federal Reserve has today signalled that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended…

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NZ dollar falls vs greenback ahead of GDP
NZ dollar falls vs greenback ahead of GDP

The New Zealand dollar fell to a week low as the Federal Reserve signalled an end to its quantitative…

Dotcom slams massive 'data massacre'

A company's decision to delete millions of Megaupload files has been described as the 'largest data massacre in the history…

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

A Milan court has convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.

Soccer deal may end monopoly

The loss of English Premier League soccer to online broadcaster Coliseum Sports Media may signal the end of Sky's virtual…

Bettle quits Diligent board as Dominion Finance trial looms
Bettle quits Diligent board as Dominion Finance trial looms

Rick Bettle has resigned from the board of Diligent Board Member Services, as the trial for his role…

Unilever fails in High Court trademark case

Global consumer goods giant Unilever, which had a worldwide turnover of $86 billion in 2012, has lost a High Court stoush…

Bike crash leads to retail software start-up

Every cloud has a silver lining, so the cliche goes, and for Enis Bacova it was a road accident, which nearly killed him…

Sky shares will recover, says CEO

Sky Television chief executive John Fellet is playing down the negative market reaction to news the pay-television company…

World shares, bonds drop on Fed taper news

Wall Street has declined after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may begin tapering its US$85 billion-a-month…

PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k
PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k

Well-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers…

Greens want first-home loophole

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman hopes there will be some form of differential application of loan-to-value ratio lending…

NZ firm honoured for joint biofuel project

New Zealand clean-tech firm LanzaTech and Virgin Atlantic have received an award for their partnership commercialising low-carbon…

Norman won't win finance job: Shearer

The Greens back down on their print money policy is good - but co-leader Russel Norman shouldn't expect to be finance minister…

And the best airline is...

Passengers have voted Emirates the best global carrier in the Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards with Qantas and its subsidiary…

video 'Game of Thrones' boosts Northern Ireland
 'Game of Thrones' boosts Northern Ireland

The success of the fantasy television drama 'Game of Thrones' is having a huge affect on tourism in…

Bank suit gets 4000 new sign-ups

More than 4000 extra people have signed up overnight to join a legal bid to sue the banks over penalty fees after ANZ was…

Current account gap narrows on dairy, tourism spend

New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose…

Sheppard plans 25 witnesses in defamation case

Shareholders' Association founder Bruce Sheppard plans to call 25 witnesses defending the defamation case brought against…

MediaWorks tax dispute warning

Labour will be watching the government "like a hawk" over MediaWorks tax dispute because of past treatment for the media…

Sports TV heads online for Kiwi fans
Sports TV heads online for Kiwi fans

Coliseum Sports Media is set to deliver to New Zealanders all 380 games of the English football premier…

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