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Air NZ's long, hard $100M flightpath to China
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Air NZ's long, hard $100M flightpath to China

By Nikki Mandow May 6 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand has lost $100 million in the 13 years it has been flying to China, chief executive Christopher Luxon says. The cumulative loss in that time is largely because it is competing in the Chinese market with government-affili...

Nikki Mandow 06 May 2019
Technology at scale key to Z Energy's future growth
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Technology at scale key to Z Energy's future growth

By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Deploying new technology at scale to provide better services will be a key part of Z Energy’s future growth, chief executive Mike Bennetts says. New Zealand’s biggest fuel retailer spent about $10 million in the past year on a range of...

Gavin Evans 03 May 2019
Spheria Asset Management takes A$4.8M stake in NZME
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Spheria Asset Management takes A$4.8M stake in NZME

By Paul McBeth May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Spheria Asset Management spent A$4.8 million building up a 5.3 percent stake in NZME to become the latest Australian fund manager to take a punt on the Kiwi media group.  The Sydney-based firm bought almost 10.4 million shares at an ave...

Paul McBeth 02 May 2019
UPDATE: BNZ lifts first-half profit 12.2% as lending grows and margins fatten
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UPDATE: BNZ lifts first-half profit 12.2% as lending grows and margins fatten

(Updating with comment from 7th paragraph) By Jenny Ruth May 2 (BusinessDesk) - Bank of New Zealand’s first-half net profit jumped 12.2 percent, boosted by gains on the sale of its 25 percent stake in Paymark and increased business and housing lending. The bank, which is...

Jenny Ruth 02 May 2019