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Chatham Rock, would-be seabed phosphate miner, files second EEZ marine consent application

Chatham Rock, would-be seabed phosphate miner, files second EEZ marine consent application

March 31 (BusinessDesk) - Chatham Rock Phosphate, which wants to mine phosphate nodules from the seafloor on the Chatham Rise, has submitted a draft marine consent application to the Environmental Protection Authority. The application is the second to be submitted under new EEZ...

31 Mar 2014
NZ dollar little changed as investors await RBA review, US jobs data

NZ dollar little changed as investors await RBA review, US jobs data

By Paul McBeth March 31 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed as investors await tomorrow’s Reserve Bank of Australia policy review, and US employment figures later in the week for a steer on global growth prospects. The kiwi was unchanged at 86.56 US cen...

31 Mar 2014
One year on, about two thirds of NZ homes may be under insured, say insurers

One year on, about two thirds of NZ homes may be under insured, say insurers

By Suze Metherell March 31 (BusinessDesk) – About two thirds of New Zealand homeowners haven’t bothered to change their insurance policies after insurers changed to ‘sum insured’ policies last year, suggesting many don’t have the cover to completely rebuild their properties. T...

31 Mar 2014