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NZ residential building permits jump in November as apartments make up for shrinking house consents
By Paul McBeth Jan. 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand residential building consents climbed 11 percent in November as a jump in apartments offset the fourth straight decline in new house permits. Seasonally adjusted new dwelling consents rose to 2,743 in November from 2,477...
Mycoplasma bovis testing to be extended nationwide from February
By Sophie Boot Jan. 12 (BusinessDesk) - The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and its dairy industry partners will extend the Mycoplasma bovis milk testing underway in Canterbury, Otago and Southland into a national milk surveillance programme from February. Mycoplasma...
PGG Wrightson's independent directors reform committee to keep tabs on Agria probe
By Paul McBeth Jan. 12 (BusinessDesk) - PGG Wrighston's independent directors have reconvened a committee to monitor the Overseas Investment Office's review of controlling shareholder Agria Corp's 'good character' status. The committee, comprised of Bruce Irvine, John Nich...