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Vector profit down on price cuts, reduced energy consumption

Vector profit down on price cuts, reduced energy consumption

By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland electricity and gas network operator Vector saw net profit after tax fall 16.9 percent to $171.3 million in the year to June 30, as regulator-mandated cuts to its monopoly assets bit into revenues, along with lower consumpt...

21 Aug 2014
Spark annual profit almost doubles on AAPT sale, grows mobile revenue

Spark annual profit almost doubles on AAPT sale, grows mobile revenue

By Paul McBeth Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand, the rebranded Telecom Corp, almost doubled annual profit on the sale of its Australian AAPT unit, and grew mobile revenue as it repositions itself away from relying on dwindling landline use. Net profit rose to $460...

21 Aug 2014
NZ dollar pops above 84 US cents as focus turns to Yellen's speech at Jackson Hole

NZ dollar pops above 84 US cents as focus turns to Yellen's speech at Jackson Hole

By Tina Morrison Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained overnight, popping back above the key 84 US cent level, as traders look to an upcoming speech by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to the annual Jackson Hole gathering of central bank governors, amid s...

21 Aug 2014