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NZ dollar may be set to break out of its bearish trend
Economy

NZ dollar may be set to break out of its bearish trend

By Jenny Ruth Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is holding its recent gains and may break out of its bearish trend by the market close in New York. The kiwi was trading at 63.82 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 63.76 cents at 7:55 am. It is up significantly...

Jenny Ruth 06 Sep 2019
KiwiRail gets $94.8m for Northland upgrade
Economy

KiwiRail gets $94.8m for Northland upgrade

By Gavin Evans Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The government will provide $94.8 million to upgrade the rail link from Auckland to Whangarei. The planned work will include replacing or upgrading almost a third of the 181-kilometre line between Swanson and Whangarei. It will includ...

Gavin Evans 06 Sep 2019
End of an era as John Hawkins bows out as NZSA's chair
Finance

End of an era as John Hawkins bows out as NZSA's chair

By Jenny Ruth Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Nobody can doubt that John Hawkins’ nine-year reign as the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association chair transformed a rag-tag ginger group led by its flamboyant founder, Bruce Sheppard, into a highly respected professional organisation tha...

Jenny Ruth 05 Sep 2019