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Auckland and Otago tumble in top world university rankings

Auckland and Otago tumble in top world university rankings

Sept 10 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s top two world-ranked universities, Auckland and Otago, have taken sharp drops in the latest annual QS World University rankings, although Auckland remains in the top 100 at 94th. Otago’s was the most precipitous fall, dropping 22 places to...

10 Sep 2013
Port of Tauranga shares fall to 3-week low after losing major log marshaling contract

Port of Tauranga shares fall to 3-week low after losing major log marshaling contract

By Tina Morrison Sept 10 (BusinessDesk) – Shares in Port of Tauranga, New Zealand’s biggest export port, dropped 3 percent to a three-week low after the company said its marshalling unit lost a major log marshalling contract starting next year. Quality Marshalling, New Zealand’...

10 Sep 2013
You can’t shift blame, judge tells former Bridgecorp CFO Roest

You can’t shift blame, judge tells former Bridgecorp CFO Roest

By Tina Morrison Sept 10 (BusinessDesk) – Former Bridgecorp chief financial officer Rob Roest suggested the losses to investors were not as severe or widespread and directors were acting in the company’s best interest by not putting it into receivership, when he appeared before...

10 Sep 2013