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NZ local authorities spend record $2.3 bln in second quarter, generating deficit of $145M

NZ local authorities spend record $2.3 bln in second quarter, generating deficit of $145M

Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand’s 11 regional councils and 68 territorial authorities spent $145 million more than they earned in the second quarter, continuing an almost unbroken run of deficits reaching back to 2007, government figures show. Total operating income, whic...

10 Sep 2012
NZ credit, debit card spending climbs 3 percent  in August on record-spike in fuel expenditure

NZ credit, debit card spending climbs 3 percent in August on record-spike in fuel expenditure

By Hannah Lynch Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealanders ramped up spending on their plastic cards last month after a record-spike in expenditure at the petrol pump. The seasonally adjusted value of total retail industry transactions on electronic cards rose 3 percent to$4.27...

10 Sep 2012
Nasdaq-listed Citrix buys Wellington-based Beetil for undisclosed sum

Nasdaq-listed Citrix buys Wellington-based Beetil for undisclosed sum

By Paul McBeth Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Nasdaq-listed Citrix Systems, which supplies cloud-based IT services to businesses, has bought Wellington-based software firm Beetil Service Management for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is effective from today and will absorb t...

10 Sep 2012