Economy
Explore the latest economy news by BusinessDesk
Primary Sector
Falling log prices may make some woodlots unprofitable - ANZ
By Rebecca Howard July 8 (BusinessDesk) - In-market prices for logs in China - New Zealand's largest export market - have fallen in recent weeks and ANZ Bank warns the drop will make the harvest of some woodlots unprofitable. While some price softening is not unusual at thi...
Economy sponsored by
Worldline
Worldline is NZ’s most experienced paytech, revolutionising how kiwis pay instore, online and with mobile payment solutions.
Policy
Re-opening Stratford-Okahukura line priority for KiwiRail CEO
By Gavin Evans July 4 (BusinessDesk) - A $40 million project to reopen the mothballed Stratford to Okahukura rail line is a priority for new KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller. The line, shut since a derailment in 2009, is the only alternative north-south rail link should...
Markets
NZX on-market trading recovers in June with more lower value activity
By Paul McBeth July 3 (BusinessDesk) - The value of share trading through the formal stock exchange recovered in June, with increased activity albeit on a smaller turnover. The number of share transactions on the NZX climbed to 394,232 in June, 33 percent more than the sam...
Primary Sector
Agri-tech sector to pioneer govt industry transformation strategy
By Pattrick Smellie July 2 (BusinessDesk) - Agricultural technology should be one of New Zealand's leading sources of high-value jobs, exports and improved farming practice, but has failed to grow much in the last decade, prompting the government to make it the focus of the fi...
Prev
Pattrick Smellie
Founding Editor
Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
Followers will be emailed
articles by Pattrick