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KiwiRail would allow Hawke's Bay council to lease Napier-Gisbourne line
By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Kiwirail, the state-owned railroad, has conditionally agreed to lease the mothballed Napier-to-Gisborne line to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, effectively giving the local authority an option to resurrect the unprofitable route....
Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D
By Paul McBeth Nov. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal to accelerate the roll-out of mobile services and upgrade the local carrier’s XT network. The two companies last week s...
Smartpay shares climb 15% after launch of taxi booking app
By Suze Metherell Nov. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Shares of Smartpay climbed 15 percent after the listed payments terminal supplier launched its taxi booking and payment mobile app as a precursor to a roll-out across the Tasman. The Blue Bubble app stores the user's credit card de...