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Thursday, 23 May 2013

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Green Meadows Beef Shows Commitment to NZ Food Traceability
10:21 | 21/5/13

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Green Meadows Beef Shows Commitment to New Zealand Food Traceability with Launch of Own Butchery more»
Sealegs ekes out FY profit, raising prices as volume slips
10:10 | 21/5/13

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May 21 (BusinessDesk) – Sealegs Corp, which makes amphibious boats, posted a return to full-year profit after raising prices while sales of its vessels slipped. more»
Health and Safety Guideline for Directors Launches
10:08 | 21/5/13

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Labour Minister, Simon Bridges officially launched a health and safety guideline for directors titled ‘Good Governance Practices Guideline for Managing Health and Safety Risks’ at a function in Wellington on Monday. more»
Kidicorp Buys More Centres
09:57 | 21/5/13

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Kidicorp, the largest provider of early childhood education, has agreed to buy Kiwicare’s Auckland based early childhood centres with locations in Avondale, Papatoetoe and Mangere East. Kiwicare provides preschool education and after school care for more ... more»
Leaders’ Forum welcomes release of safety guidance
09:50 | 21/5/13

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It’s time for directors to step up and play a much more active role in leading health and safety in their companies, the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum says, following the release of new safety guidelines for directors. more»
Guideline for Managing Health and Safety Risks
09:47 | 21/5/13

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Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Institute of Directors in New Zealand Good Governance Practices Guideline for Managing Health and Safety Risks more»
NZ dollar gains on concern Bernanke to be cautious on growth
09:20 | 21/5/13

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May 21 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose as the greenback weakened on trader bets that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday may say he is still cautious about the pace of recovery in the world's largest economy. more»
US-NZ Pacific Partnership Forum
09:19 | 21/5/13

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The appreciation of the opportunity that Christchurch offers is high, and interested groups in the United States have not forgotten what support they can still give, says Christchurch Central Development Unit Director, Warwick Isaacs. more»
Business Leaders Call for Redoubling of Efforts on TPP
09:12 | 21/5/13

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Business leaders across the Asia Pacific who are supporting the 17th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations currently underway in Lima urged negotiators to tackle and resolve now, rather than later, the sensitive issues in the TPP talks in order ... more»
Gold rallies following steep fall
09:11 | 21/5/13

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The price of gold is trying to rally this morning, after steep falls in the past week. more»
Airports welcome investment in air traffic infrastructure
09:07 | 21/5/13

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The New Zealand Airports Association today welcomed Airways New Zealand’s commitment to long term investment in air navigation infrastructure and services. more»
Lightning Lab startups ask – ‘where’s the money’?
09:02 | 21/5/13

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Lightning Lab 2013 saw nine startups pitch their digital products to would-be investors last week, seeking expansion capital for ideas that 12 weeks before mostly existed on paper. more»
Meat delay won't cost farmers - Key
08:41 | 21/5/13

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Prime Minister John Key is playing down concerns that delays in getting NZ meat into China will hit farmers in the pocket. more»
While you were sleeping: Hesitancy after new records
07:41 | 21/5/13

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May 21 (BusinessDesk) – Wall Street touched fresh records earlier in the day before giving up gains as investors await clues from the US Federal Reserve on its plans for maintaining stimulus measures. more»
China meat issue 'urgent' - farmers
06:03 | 21/5/13

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Federated Farmers says it's absolutely vital the issue with meat exports into China is resolved urgently. more»

Global Indices

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NZ50	4,610	19	0.42%
COMP	3,502	6	0.16%
DJI	15,388	52	0.34%
SP500	1,655	14	0.83%
DAX	7,789	91	1.15%
FTSE	6,804	48	0.71%
NI225	12,494	22	0.18%
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EURUSD	1.285	0.007	0.51%
NZDUSD	0.8071	0.0093	1.14%
AUDUSD	0.9691	0.0130	1.32%
NZDAUD	0.8325	0.0003	0.04%


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