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NZ Oil  and  Gas lifts FY profit on lack of impairments as oil output declines

NZ Oil and Gas lifts FY profit on lack of impairments as oil output declines

By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 27 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand Oil & Gas posted a 31 percent gain in full-year profit as impairments against its Pike River loans a year earlier weren’t repeated while its Kupe and Tui fields produced less oil. Profit rose to $25.9 million, or 6.3 c...

26 Aug 2013
Wellington Drive narrows 1H loss as turnaround plan trims costs by 30 percent

Wellington Drive narrows 1H loss as turnaround plan trims costs by 30 percent

Aug. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington Drive Technologies, the unprofitable manufacturer of energy efficient motors, narrowed its first-half loss as its new strategy trimmed its costs by 30 percent. The Auckland-based company made a net loss of $1.76 million, or 1.87 cents per sh...

26 Aug 2013
NZ dollar advances as weaker report on US durable goods prompts concerns about recovery

NZ dollar advances as weaker report on US durable goods prompts concerns about recovery

By Tina Morrison Aug. 27 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar gained after weaker-than-expected US durable goods figures prompted some investors to bet a slower pace of economic growth may prompt the Federal Reserve to push out plans to taper its bond purchases. The kiwi adv...

26 Aug 2013