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Australia's National Veterinary Care buys Pet Doctors NZ for up to A$27M
By Paul McBeth Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Australia's National Veterinary Care will pay up to A$27 million for Pet Doctors NZ to fast-track its expansion on this side of the Tasman. The Queensland-based company will pay A$22.7 million upfront for the 23 clinics and two trai...

NZ dollar remains on backfoot as trade war keeps heating up
By Rebecca Howard Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - A weaker yuan fix, jitters about US-China trade tensions and lingering concerns about emerging markets combined to keep the New Zealand dollar on the backfoot in Asian trading. The kiwi traded at 65.10 US cents at 5pm versus 65.15...

Govt ponders enduring wellbeing measures, new oversight agency
Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Embedding specific wellbeing indicators into Public Finance Act may provide short-term certainty but could prove less durable if those yardsticks change over time, the government says. The Labour-led coalition is planning to incorporate wellbeing meas...