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NZ commodity prices rise for second month, led by aluminium, skim milk powder

NZ commodity prices rise for second month, led by aluminium, skim milk powder

Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand commodity prices rose for a second month in August, led by aluminium, as global prices rose from a four-year low, and skim milk powder. The ANZ Commodity Price Index rose 0.7 percent to 320.2 last month, edging back toward its April record o...

03 Sep 2013
Too much instinct, too little evidence in policy-making, says Gluckman

Too much instinct, too little evidence in policy-making, says Gluckman

Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand public service is in "dire need" of building "basic competencies in research methodologies and critical appraisal skills" to improve the quality of policy advice and outcomes, says the government's chief science advisor, Peter Gluckman....

03 Sep 2013
Air NZ Virgin alliance gets five-year extension, ACCC will review capacity in 2015

Air NZ Virgin alliance gets five-year extension, ACCC will review capacity in 2015

Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia’s trans-Tasman alliance has been granted a five-year extension by the Australian antitrust regulator, provided they keep capacity on certain routes. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission signalled a thr...

02 Sep 2013