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NZ manufacturing bounces in May, PMI shows
By Hannah Lynch June 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's manufacturing sector expanded last month at the fastest clip for the month of May since 2006, led by production and new orders. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index rose 7.5 points in seasonally adjusted terms t...
Meridian Energy commits $169 mln to new Wellington wind farm
By Pattrick Smellie June 15 (BusinessDesk) - Meridian Energy has given the green light to building a new $169 million wind farm in the Ohariu Valley between Wellington and Porirua cities, following the success of its West Wind development just to the south. The 26-turbine Mill...
Fonterra buys NZ Dairies’ milk powder plant from receivers
May 18 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group has agreed to buy the South Canterbury milk powder plant of New Zealand Dairies, the Russian-owned company that went into receivership last month. No price was disclosed for the plant at Studholme, which can process about 150 m...