TPP minus US starting to gain ground

TPP minus US starting to gain ground

By Pattrick Smellie April 21 (BusinessDesk) - The Japanese government is picking up the pace on reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment deal, with talks scheduled next month among the 11 countries left in the pact after the withdrawal by the US after the el...

Pattrick Smellie 20 Apr 2017
Confident TAG Oil commits C$27.4M to capex in 2017/18

Confident TAG Oil commits C$27.4M to capex in 2017/18

By Pattrick Smellie April 20 (BusinessDesk) - Vancouver-based onshore Taranaki oil and gas explorer and producer TAG Oil is forging ahead with capital expenditure of C$27.4 million of exploration, production and work-over projects, with another C$8.4 million available if farm-...

Pattrick Smellie 19 Apr 2017
Gregg's on the block as Suntory prepares to sell ANZ Cerebos assets

Gregg's on the block as Suntory prepares to sell ANZ Cerebos assets

By Pattrick Smellie April 19 (BusinessDesk) - Ownership of two of New Zealand's oldest food brands, Gregg's and Raro, is up for grabs as the Japanese owner of the Cerebos businesses in New Zealand and Australia puts them up for sale. Suntory Beverage & Food, a Japan-headqua...

Pattrick Smellie 19 Apr 2017
Immigration tweaks tomorrow, Cabinet reshuffle next week

Immigration tweaks tomorrow, Cabinet reshuffle next week

By Pattrick Smellie April 18 (BusinessDesk) - Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse will announce “tweaks” to the immigration system, Prime Minister Bill English told his post-Cabinet media conference. The move comes as immigration and the cost and lack of housing supply,...

Pattrick Smellie 18 Apr 2017