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Kiwi Property raises $125mn, paying 4.00% over 7 years

Kiwi Property raises $125mn, paying 4.00% over 7 years

By Edwin Mitson Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Kiwi Property has raised a total of $125 million in a bond issue, paying a 4 percent coupon or interest rate to investors over seven years. The issue was oversubscribed, with the company fully issuing the $50 million in bonds set asi...

Edwin Mitson 31 Aug 2016
NZ business confidence steady in August as farmers less gloomy, retailers, manufacturers less optimistic

NZ business confidence steady in August as farmers less gloomy, retailers, manufacturers less optimistic

By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand business confidence was little changed in August from July as farmers became less gloomy while retailers and manufacturers lost a bit of spring in their step. The ANZ Business Outlook shows the net number of optimis...

Setback for Ruataniwha scheme as Forest & Bird wins appeal against DOC land swap

Setback for Ruataniwha scheme as Forest & Bird wins appeal against DOC land swap

By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society has won an appeal against a proposed land swap by the Department of Conservation which would have allowed 22 hectares of Ruahine Forest Park be flooded as part of the Ruataniwha Water Sto...