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RESEND: Chinese living in Aussie the target of new tourism funding

RESEND: Chinese living in Aussie the target of new tourism funding

(corrects quote in fourth paragraph referring to Chinese Australian visitors to New Zealand) Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Chinese people resident in Australia will be the target of a new $100,000 one-year campaign granted government assistance under the Tourism Growth Partnersh...

06 Aug 2014
Ravensdown to pay farmer rebate as profits surge

Ravensdown to pay farmer rebate as profits surge

By Suze Metherell Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Ravensdown Fertiliser Cooperative will resume paying farmers a rebate this year after its earnings jumped some 161 percent after it quit an unprofitable Australian business. Profit before tax and rebate from continuing operations ro...

06 Aug 2014
Heartland says full-year profit soars after one-off charges wash through

Heartland says full-year profit soars after one-off charges wash through

By Suze Metherell Aug. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Heartland New Zealand, the bank formed from the merger of Canterbury and Southern Cross building societies and Marac Finance, said annual earnings soared 421 percent after one-off charges in the prior year washed through and as it impr...

06 Aug 2014