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NZ Blood activates contingency plan, doesn't expect Aussie strike to affect stock

NZ Blood activates contingency plan, doesn't expect Aussie strike to affect stock

By Hannah Lynch July 30 (BusinessDesk) - NZ Blood, which is responsible for the national blood transfusion service, has activated a contingency plan over supplies because of strikes affecting Australian blood plasma company CSL, although it doesn’t expect disruptions. CSL face...

30 Jul 2012
NZ building consents rise for first month in three, helped by Canterbury, apartments

NZ building consents rise for first month in three, helped by Canterbury, apartments

July 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand home building consents rose for the first time in three months in June, helped by an increase in Canterbury amid earthquake rebuilding and a jump in permits for apartments including rest-home units. The number of new dwellings authorised, in...

29 Jul 2012
APN appoints Greenhill Caliburn founder as new chairman

APN appoints Greenhill Caliburn founder as new chairman

By Paul McBeth July 30 (BusinessDesk) - APN News & Media, the media group whose stable includes the New Zealand Herald newspaper, has appointed Greenhill Caliburn founder Peter Hunt as its new chairman. Hunt, who still chairs the corporate advisory firm, will join the APN boar...

29 Jul 2012