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Microsoft NZ, HP NZ results highlight move to cloud services, waning demand for PCs

Microsoft NZ, HP NZ results highlight move to cloud services, waning demand for PCs

By Suze Metherell May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Microsoft New Zealand, the local arm of the world’s biggest software maker, lifted sales and profit last year while Hewlett Packard's local unit extended its losses, highlighting increased demand for cloud-based services and weaker sal...

28 May 2014
Postie Plus shares placed in trading halt pending material announcment

Postie Plus shares placed in trading halt pending material announcment

By Tina Morrison May 29 (BusinessDesk) - Postie Plus, the worst performing stock on the New Zealand sharemarket the past year, had its shares placed on a trading halt pending a material announcement by the company. The Auckland-based retailer has previously said it expects...

28 May 2014
NZ dollar slips below 85 US cents to lowest in more than two months

NZ dollar slips below 85 US cents to lowest in more than two months

By Tina Morrison May 29 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell below 85 US cents to its lowest in more than two months as sentiment waned following a drop in business confidence and a weaker forecast payout to dairy farmers from Fonterra Cooperative Group. The kiwi to...

28 May 2014