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NZ card spending rises 5.8% in May: Paymark

NZ card spending rises 5.8% in May: Paymark

By Hannah Lynch June 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealanders boosted annual spending on their EFTPOS cards by 5.8 percent in May, led by an increase in transactions related to building products, processor Paymark says. Spending rose $211 million to $3.8 billion last month compared t...

12 Jun 2012
ACC chair John Judge to step down as focus shifts to ‘rebuilding trust’

ACC chair John Judge to step down as focus shifts to ‘rebuilding trust’

June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Accident Compensation Corporation chairman John Judge will step down at the end of the month, after an "agreement" that he would see out the financial year to June 30, ACC Minister Judith Collins announced. Judge's position has been under a cloud since...

12 Jun 2012
Bathurst gets coal appeal dates in October

Bathurst gets coal appeal dates in October

By Pattrick Smellie June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Coking coal miner Bathurst Resources has be given October court dates for hearings against resource consents granted 14 months ago and opposed by environmental groups seeking to protect the Denniston Plateau from coal mining. Bathur...

12 Jun 2012