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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...

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...

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...