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Wheeler risks failure in trying to weaken kiwi dollar with rate cuts this year

Wheeler risks failure in trying to weaken kiwi dollar with rate cuts this year

By Jonathan Underhill March 7 (BusinessDesk) - Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler achieved diminishing returns from cutting the official cash rate four times last year when the trade-weighted index stopped falling in September, putting a line under his ability to encourage i...

Kiwi Regional Airlines considers crowdfunding $2 mln for new plane

Kiwi Regional Airlines considers crowdfunding $2 mln for new plane

By Edwin Mitson March 7 (BusinessDesk) - Kiwi Regional Airlines is considering trying to raise $2 million to buy a second plane through crowdfunding. The airline currently flies from Dunedin to Hamilton, Nelson to Hamilton, Dunedin to Nelson and Nelson to Tauranga. It is du...

Edwin Mitson 07 Mar 2016
NZ dollar dips from 2-month high as weak US wages weigh on greenback

NZ dollar dips from 2-month high as weak US wages weigh on greenback

By Paul McBeth March 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar slipped from a two-month high as falling US wages weighed on the greenback and a recovery in investor confidence stoked demand for risk-sensitive assets such as the kiwi.  The local currency dipped to 67.94 US c...

Paul McBeth 07 Mar 2016