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NZ food prices rise 0.3% in May, led by more expensive fruit and vegetables

NZ food prices rise 0.3% in May, led by more expensive fruit and vegetables

By Tina Morrison June 14 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand food prices rose for a second month in May, led by more expensive fruit and vegetables. Prices advanced 0.3 percent in May from April when they gained 0.2 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand. Prices were down 0.1 pe...

13 Jun 2013
NZ manufacturing climbs to 9-year high in May, led by new orders, production

NZ manufacturing climbs to 9-year high in May, led by new orders, production

June 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand manufacturing activity rose in May to the highest level since June 2004, led by new orders and production, stoking optimism the economy may be picking up pace. The BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of manufacturing index rose 4 points to 59.2 in Ma...

13 Jun 2013
Turners and Growers names Alastair Hulbert as new chief executive, replacing Hipkins

Turners and Growers names Alastair Hulbert as new chief executive, replacing Hipkins

By Tina Morrison June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Turners & Growers, New Zealand’s largest integrated fruit and vegetable marketer, named its international markets general manager Alastair Hulbert as new chief executive. He replaces Geoff Hipkins, who left the company in March after me...

13 Jun 2013