More than 400 people register interest in Callaghan's C-Prize Challenge
By Rebecca Howard June 23 (BusinessDesk) - So far more than 400 people have registered interest in entering Callaghan Innovation's biennial C-Prize Challenge, where innovators have been invited to create the next generation of wearable technology. "In 2015 we had 318 regis...
NZ dollar gains as RBNZ's bid to talk down currency falls short of expectations
By Rebecca Howard June 22 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose after the Reserve Bank kept the official cash rate at 1.75 percent and efforts to talk down recent strength in the currency was seen as relatively soft. The kiwi gained to 72.52 as at 5pm from 72.25 US...
PM's science adviser Gluckman says health sector should do more research
By Rebecca Howard June 22 (BusinessDesk) - Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister's chief science adviser, says more funds should be poured into medical research, which accounts for less than 1 percent of the government's health budget. The government today launched a new 2017...
NZ dollar tad weaker as markets expect RBNZ to try and talk it down
By Rebecca Howard June 21 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is slightly weaker as markets anticipate the central bank will attempt to jawbone it lower in tomorrow's official cash rate review while keeping rates on hold at 1.75 percent. The local currency traded at 72....
Prev
