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NZ new vehicle sales rise 14 percent in September, MTA says

NZ new vehicle sales rise 14 percent in September, MTA says

By Hannah Lynch Oct. 4 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand new vehicle sales rose 14 percent in September, providing a bright light in the current gloomy economic environment, says the Motor Trade Association. New vehicle sales increased to 8,690 last month from 7,628 compared in th...

04 Oct 2012
Solid Energy names Southern Packers group as preferred agri-business bidder

Solid Energy names Southern Packers group as preferred agri-business bidder

By Hannah Lynch Oct 4 (BusinessDesk) - Solid Energy, the state-owned coal company, has named a group led by onion and potato exporters Southern Packers as the preferred bidder for the agribusiness division of its Biodiesel New Zealand unit. Solid Energy announced in August it...

04 Oct 2012
CORRECT PGG Wrightson gets government backing in $14.6M seeds research

CORRECT PGG Wrightson gets government backing in $14.6M seeds research

(Fixes govt investment value in 2nd par) By Paul McBeth Oct. 4 (BusinessDesk) - PGG Wrightson, the New Zealand rural services group controlled by China’s Agria, has won government backing for a $14.6 million research programme that aims to improve seed quality and plant species...

03 Oct 2012