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Fairfax confirms Aussie editing jobs coming to NZ

Fairfax confirms Aussie editing jobs coming to NZ

June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Troubled Australasian publisher Fairfax Media has confirmed it will go ahead and shift 66 sub-editing jobs on some of its Australian regional newspapers to New Zealand. News of the decision, which sparked wildcat strikes on major Australian titles such...

12 Jun 2012
NZ dollar pares loss as investors get jumpy over Europe's future

NZ dollar pares loss as investors get jumpy over Europe's future

By Paul McBeth June 12 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar pared its losses in local trading as investors remained nervous about the future of Europe after the bail out the Spanish banking sector, and as Greece prepares to go back to the polls this weekend. The kiwi traded...

12 Jun 2012
Dairy production, good weather keep transport firms busy in May, ANZ Bank says

Dairy production, good weather keep transport firms busy in May, ANZ Bank says

By Hannah Lynch June 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's traffic volumes rose 3.3 percent in May as warmer weather and late-season dairy production lifted demand, according to ANZ New Zealand's Truckometer. The survey uses traffic volumes as an economic indicator of gross domest...

12 Jun 2012