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NZ dollar edges lower after Fonterra cuts 2013 forecast
By Paul McBeth Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar slipped after local dairy exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group cut its 2013 forecast payout to farmers, citing falling commodity prices and a strong currency. The kiwi fell to 80.71 US cents at 5pm in Wellington fro...

Christchurch building consents top $1 billion in first half of 2012 Stats NZ
By Hannah Lynch Aug 28 (BusinessDesk) - The value of building consents approved in Canterbury reached $1 billion dollars, quickly approaching the $1.2 billion consented for all of last year, says Statistics New Zealand. Some $404 million was for non-residential building work a...

Huhtamaki spends $6.3M laying off staff at scuttled New Lynn plant
By Paul McBeth Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki Oyj spent $6.3 million on terminating staff at its loss-making plant in Auckland's New Lynn which it shut down last month. Huhtamaki New Zealand, the holding company for the New Lynn business, made a l...