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Busiest month in seven years for Auckland realtor Barfoot & Thompson

Busiest month in seven years for Auckland realtor Barfoot & Thompson

By Hannah Lynch June 06 (BusinessDesk) - The Auckland housing market had its strongest month of May in seven years, with the average sale price hitting a record high. Barfoot & Thompson, which sells about one in three Auckland residential properties, said the average May sale...

06 Jun 2012
No-show from oil protest iwi when it had the chance, Crown says

No-show from oil protest iwi when it had the chance, Crown says

By Pattrick Smellie June 6 (BusinessDesk) - The East Cape iwi at the centre of an attempt to overturn oil exploration licences granted to Brazilian oil giant Petrobras chose not to engage with government officials when the chance arose to raise concerns over deep-sea exploratio...

06 Jun 2012
CBL Insurance disappointed with S&P rating downgrade following EISL purchase

CBL Insurance disappointed with S&P rating downgrade following EISL purchase

By Jonathan Underhill June 06 (BusinessDesk) - CBL Insurance, which offers insurance products ranging from builders’ bonds to travel and cargo underwriting, says it is disappointed with the decision by Standard & Poor’s to cut its credit rating following the acquisition of a Eu...

06 Jun 2012