NZ dollar slips as Chinese stocks settle down, dairy auction looms

NZ dollar slips as Chinese stocks settle down, dairy auction looms

By Paul McBeth Jan. 5 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar edged lower after Chinese stocks recovered from a sharp decline that sapped investors' appetite for risk-sensitive assets around the world. The kiwi declined to 67.39 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 67.42 cent...

Paul McBeth 05 Jan 2016
Turangi Maori land trust brings in Chinese partners for sheep milk expansion

Turangi Maori land trust brings in Chinese partners for sheep milk expansion

By Paul McBeth Jan. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Waituhi Kuratau Trust, the Turangi-based Maori land trust, has teamed up with Chinese interests to develop its sheep-milking interests as part of a plan to sell into the world's most-populous nation.  The trust sold a leasehold interes...

Paul McBeth 05 Jan 2016
Wynyard signs $27 mln, three-year deal with national security bureau

Wynyard signs $27 mln, three-year deal with national security bureau

By Paul McBeth Jan. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Wynyard Group, whose shareholders agreed to a $30 million private placement last month, has signed a three-year deal worth $27 million with an unnamed national security bureau.  The Auckland-based company will provide its crime analyti...

Paul McBeth 04 Jan 2016
NZ dollar little changed in thin Christmas trading

NZ dollar little changed in thin Christmas trading

By Paul McBeth Dec. 24 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday, which left markets quieter than usual.  The kiwi traded at 68.02 US cents at 6:30pm in Wellington from 67.86 cents at 8am, down from 68.14 cents yester...

Paul McBeth 24 Dec 2015