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Lyttelton Port plans 'urgent' outage tomorrow night over WannaCry attack

Lyttelton Port plans 'urgent' outage tomorrow night over WannaCry attack

By Paul McBeth May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Lyttelton Port Co, Christchurch's maritime hub, will suspend operations tomorrow to secure its IT system over threats from the global WannaCry ransomware cyber attack.  In a statement on its website, the council-owned port said an IT o...

Paul McBeth 15 May 2017
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares lose ground in jittery markets, A2 Milk slides

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares lose ground in jittery markets, A2 Milk slides

May 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, led by A2 Milk and Air New Zealand, as weaker-than-expected data out of China compounded jitters after a ransomware attack that locked up more than 200,000 computers in over 150 countries and a missile test by North Korea.  The...

Tina Morrison 15 May 2017
NZ dollar gains after stronger retail sales data driven by automobiles

NZ dollar gains after stronger retail sales data driven by automobiles

By Jonathan Underhill May 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose after figures showed a stronger-than-expected gain in first-quarter retail sales, led by vehicles, but is expected to remain in its recent range until this week's dairy auction The kiwi rose to 68.73...