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Government to press ahead with remaining 4G auction
Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand government is to press ahead with the auction of remaining unsold 4G spectrum in the 700 Megahertz range, despite hopes by late mobile market entrant 2degrees that it would be retained for later sale. The remaining pair of 5MHz spectrum b...

Anadarko drill ship on-site, one protest boat remains
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – The deep-sea oil drilling ship Noble Bob Douglas, owned by Texan oil company Anadarko, has arrived at the intended site of an exploration well in the Deepwater Taranaki prospect, with only one of six protest flotilla craft actively c...

Burger King NZ posts small loss in first full-year under Blackstone ownership
By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – The operator of Burger King in New Zealand posted a small loss in 2012, the first full year under the ownership of US private equity firm Blackstone Group. Tango Holdings, the New Zealand parent of the burger chain operator, Antar...