TPP central banks to refrain from currency manipulation

TPP central banks to refrain from currency manipulation

By Paul McBeth Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and its 11 counterparts in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact have agreed to avoid unfair currency manipulation as part of a regionwide push for greater cooperation, adopting an initiat...

Paul McBeth 05 Nov 2015
NZ govt books back in the red in first three months of 2016 year, tax take beats estimate

NZ govt books back in the red in first three months of 2016 year, tax take beats estimate

By Paul McBeth Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand government's books were back in the red in the first three months of the 2016 financial year, though a bigger-than-expected tax-take and smaller workplace insurance liability meant the deficit was below forecast. The op...

Paul McBeth 05 Nov 2015
ComCom says not enough competition in dairy to warrant full deregulation

ComCom says not enough competition in dairy to warrant full deregulation

By Paul McBeth Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission doesn't see enough competition in the dairy sector to consider full deregulation, particularly at the processing level, which may benefit from a gradual loosening of the rules. The regulator's draft report on da...

Paul McBeth 05 Nov 2015
Mega raises another $2.98 mln from shareholders, further diluting minorities

Mega raises another $2.98 mln from shareholders, further diluting minorities

By Paul McBeth Nov. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Mega, the file storage and encryption firm, raised another $2.98 million from shareholders, flooding its register with new stock and effectively giving its two biggest shareholders the ability to force a sale. The Auckland-based compan...

Paul McBeth 04 Nov 2015