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NZ dollar heads for 0.7% weekly decline, dragged lower by weak Aussie

NZ dollar heads for 0.7% weekly decline, dragged lower by weak Aussie

By Rebecca Howard Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was heading for a 0.7 percent weekly decline, after being dragged lower a weaker Australian dollar, as traders await US payrolls data tonight. The kiwi dollar was trading at 68.34 US cents as at 5pm in Welling...

Rebecca Howard 08 Dec 2017
Fliway shareholders back $55.4 mln takeover

Fliway shareholders back $55.4 mln takeover

By Paul McBeth Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Fliway Group shareholders have backed a $55.4 million takeover offer from Singaporean logistics firm Yang Kee Logistics, which will see another company leave the NZX.  At a special meeting in Auckland today, almost 99 percent of votes...

Paul McBeth 08 Dec 2017
New mindset needed to lift NZ living standards, IMF, OECD economists say

New mindset needed to lift NZ living standards, IMF, OECD economists say

By Rebecca Howard Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Visiting economists from the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development say a new mindset is needed to lift the New Zealand's living standards, as policymakers cope with technology change,...

Rebecca Howard 08 Dec 2017