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Moa says earnings will still be positive despite downgrade
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Moa says earnings will still be positive despite downgrade

Beer and cider maker Moa Group has downgraded its forecast annual operating profit although it still expects to post its first ever positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation result, thanks to its newly acquired hospitality venues. Now, the company e...

Jenny Ruth 03 Mar 2020
Greens chalk up win as default KiwiSavers face fossil fuel ban
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Greens chalk up win as default KiwiSavers face fossil fuel ban

The Green Party has notched up an election year win, with a complete ban on KiwiSaver default funds in fossil fuel producing companies announced today.And KiwiSaver contributors who fail to decide where to put their money will no longer be put into the lowest-returning, least ris...

Paul McBeth 01 Mar 2020
Govt dashes hopes for Chinese student travel exemption
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Govt dashes hopes for Chinese student travel exemption

The government has dashed universities' hopes of a temporary exemption for around 6,000 Chinese students who have been unable to start their studies in New Zealand because of the ban imposed on travel from China following the coronavirus outbreak.Universities New Zealand had lobb...

Pattrick Smellie 28 Feb 2020
Tourism Holdings profit falls 25%, reiterates annual guidance
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Tourism Holdings profit falls 25%, reiterates annual guidance

Tourism Holdings' first-half net profit fell 25 percent and it reiterated guidance for the full year, despite the developing coronavirus crisis.The campervan and tourism attractions company reported a net profit of $13.1 million for the six months ended December, down from $17.5...

Jenny Ruth 28 Feb 2020