![NZ dollar continues to gain against Aussie](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ dollar continues to gain against Aussie
By Tina Morrison June 3 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained against the Australian dollar as divergent interest rates and a weaker Australian economy prompt investors to favour the kiwi. The kiwi hit 94.42 Australian cents overnight, almost matching the three-mon...
![MediaWorks chair McGeogh may follow CEO Weldon out the door, Street Talk says](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
MediaWorks chair McGeogh may follow CEO Weldon out the door, Street Talk says
By Tina Morrison June 2 (BusinessDesk) - MediaWorks Investments chairman Rod McGeogh may follow former chief executive Mark Weldon and leave the free-to-air broadcaster, the Australian Financial Review reported in its Street Talk column. McGeoch's future tenure at the compa...
![NZ dollar sinks vs. Japanese yen after Abe postpones sales tax increase](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ dollar sinks vs. Japanese yen after Abe postpones sales tax increase
By Tina Morrison June 2 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar sank against the yen after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would delay a planned increase in the sales tax rate, damping expectations for further monetary stimulus. The kiwi slid to 74.55 yen at 8am...
![NZ Merino inks 5-year, $45M contract with Italy's Reda, supplier to Armani, Gucci](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ Merino inks 5-year, $45M contract with Italy's Reda, supplier to Armani, Gucci
By Tina Morrison June 1 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Merino Company, which markets the nation's wool to customers on behalf of suppliers, has signed a five-year, $45 million deal to supply fine wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda, its longest-ever co...