Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Business News

  • Opus: 3-Year Agreement with AT&T for Networking Services

    14:48 | 19/6/13
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    Opus International Consultants, New Zealand’s leading asset management and infrastructure consulting business, has signed a three-year agreement with AT&T for global networking services that will connect its 2,500 employees at 76 offices in five countries under ... more»
  • MPs privilege vital against Hanover-style suits, Parker says

    14:44 | 19/6/13
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    June 19 (BusinessDesk) - Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker is throwing his support behind legislation enshrining Parliamentary privilege saying he doesn’t want government officials threatened with defamation suits from deep-pocketed people ... more»
  • FSCL reduces fees by 10% in response to growing membership

    14:44 | 19/6/13
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    One of the financial services industry’s largest dispute resolution schemes, Financial Service Complaints Limited (FSCL), is reducing its annual fees by 10% for the 2013/14 financial year. more»
  • Church Road releases a duo of iconic TOM wines

    14:40 | 19/6/13
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    Church Road, the winery that helped establish Hawke’s Bay as a premier winemaking region is proud to announce the simultaneous release of its two iconic wines - TOM Cabernet Merlot 2009 and TOM Chardonnay 2010. more»
  • VMob marks Asian expansion with Singapore office opening

    14:36 | 19/6/13
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    VMob Limited, the specialists in mobile-centric marketing and campaign management technology, today announced that it has opened a Singapore office, which will be the hub for its expanding Asian operations. more»
  • Mortgage Express Advisers take out top awards

    14:35 | 19/6/13
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    Property buyers are in safe hands with Mortgage Express, with four mortgage advisers taking out top awards at the Harcourts National Conference in Wellington recently.  more»
  • Emirates Takes Home 2013 ‘World’s Best Airline’ Award

    14:31 | 19/6/13
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    Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards.  more»
  • Blenheim-based fishing company and director sentenced

    14:20 | 19/6/13
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    A Blenheim based fishing company and its director have been sentenced under the Fisheries Act 1996 after pleading guilty to making false and misleading statements on fishing returns and documents relating to fishing trips made over a 17 month period from ... more»
  • Palm Kernel Expeller import rules to be tightened

    14:17 | 19/6/13
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    The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today released two reports from inspectors who made official visits to palm kernel expeller (PKE) meal processing facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia this month. more»
  • Energy Mad sells stake in Chinese JV factory for $1.7M

    13:47 | 19/6/13
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    June 19 (BusinessDesk) – Energy Mad, whose shares have dropped 21 percent this year after it failed to meet earnings forecasts, sold its 20 percent stake in its Chinese joint venture factory for $1.7 million. more»
  • Symantec Issues Global SMB IT Confidence Index

    13:14 | 19/6/13
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    AUCKLAND – 19 June 2013 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today released its 2013 Global SMB IT Confidence Index, which found one of the biggest IT challenges for SMBs in Australia and New Zealand was trying to keep up with new trends such as cloud ... more»
  • Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

    13:03 | 19/6/13
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    Adobe has announced that a major update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ , the company’s flagship offering for creatives, is now available in New Zealand. Following the launch of Creative Cloud in New Zealand last month, this Creative Cloud release is packed ... more»
  • Air NZ Premium Economy cabin wins big at Skytrax Awards

    12:58 | 19/6/13
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    Air New Zealand’s Premium Economy Class has taken top honours overnight at the prestigious 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards, sweeping the board in all three Premium Economy categories. more»
  • Young viticulturists challenged to test themselves

    12:53 | 19/6/13
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    Young viticulturists around the country are being challenged to step up and enter the annual competition to find their best and brightest to represent the sector in the national young horticulture competition later in the year. more»
  • App allows landline calls using mobile

    12:45 | 19/6/13
    3News
    A New Zealand internet provider has developed an app which lets people use their smartphone like a landline.  more»
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