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NZ dollar falls after RBNZ's Wheeler talks down intervention, quantitative easing

NZ dollar falls after RBNZ's Wheeler talks down intervention, quantitative easing

By Paul McBeth Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler talked down the prospects of intervening in currency markets and ruled out printing more money to stoke the local economic recovery. The kiwi fell to 81.80 US cents a...

26 Oct 2012
Turners  and  Growers pulls out kiwifruit vines near Kerikeri

Turners and Growers pulls out kiwifruit vines near Kerikeri

Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - Turners & Growers is removing about 20 hectares of kiwifruit orchards in the Kerikeri area after the bacterial vine disease Psa-V was detected on a single male "baker graft" vine in one of its orchards in the area. Kiwifruit Vine Health has established a...

26 Oct 2012
UPDATE KiwiRail gets feedback at annual meeting, focuses on freight

UPDATE KiwiRail gets feedback at annual meeting, focuses on freight

By Pam Graham Wellington, Oct 26 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiRail faced a barrage of calls for better service at its annual meeting in Wellington on Friday, including a plea for more professional commentaries on its tourism rail services. Labour MP Moana Mackey called from the floor...

26 Oct 2012