News in Brief
News in Brief
Primary Sector
Nick Beeby appointed CEO of NZ Meat Board
Nick Beeby has been permanently appointed the chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).He has been acting in the job since Sam McIvor, also the CEO of Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), left the role in July last year.Beeby joined NZMB as general manager of quota and information...
Primary Sector
Foot-and-mouth detected in Germany for first time in 40 years
German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years last week in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.On Friday, the World Organisation for Animal Health (Woah), an intergovernmental organisation tasked with pre...
Markets
Building consents stabilising but no immediate recovery
Housing consents rose 4.8% on year in November but fall 12% for 12-month period.
Economy
Nearly 6,000 new roles filled in November, Stats NZ says
The country added almost 6,000 jobs in November, and service industries fueled the increase.Stats New Zealand said on Monday that filled job numbers rose 0.3% compared to October.Primary industries provided 436 fewer jobs.Goods-producing industries, the biggest of which are manuf...
