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Air New Zealand suspends Vanuatu flights over runway safety concerns

Air New Zealand suspends Vanuatu flights over runway safety concerns

By Fiona Rotherham Jan. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand is suspending services between Auckland and Vanuatu due to concerns about the deteriorating condition of the runway at Port Vila International Airport. General manager flight operations Stephen Hunt said the airlin...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Jan 2016
Cheap oil may spur RBNZ to rethink flat OCR

Cheap oil may spur RBNZ to rethink flat OCR

By Paul McBeth Jan. 22 (BusinessDesk) - The global oil glut depressing consumer prices around the world may prompt the Reserve Bank to rethink its flat outlook for the official cash rate this year, but economists don't think it will signal its intentions at next week's regular...

Paul McBeth 22 Jan 2016
Comvita's share price soars as more honey equals more money

Comvita's share price soars as more honey equals more money

By Fiona Rotherham Jan. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Comvita, the manuka honey and health products maker, is riding the crest of a consumer push for health and wellness products with its share price having risen 124 percent in the past year. The Te Puke-based company attributes the...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Jan 2016