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Methven profits fall 15pc, shares rise
Bathroom products company Methven has reported a 15.4 per cent fall in half year net profit to $4.2 million, but the result is better than forecast.
Tony Gibbs : kiwifruit crusader
Richard Procter, chief executive of Kiwifruit NZ, the regulator charged with ensuring that kiwifruit marketer Zespri plays by the rules, has no regrets.
Trade deficit $487m as exports, imports plunge
The value of imports fell more quickly than the value of exports last month, but not enough to prevent a $487 million trade deficit.
I'm not colluding with foreign powers, says Gibbs
Turners & Growers chair Tony Gibbs has been accused of colluding with foreign powers and undermining our trade policy in his attempt to break up the kiwifruit exporter Zespri.
Govt plans to 'unlock' petroleum potential
Export earnings from New Zealand's petroleum sector could increase tenfold by 2025, says Gerry Brownlee.
Brits steaming over NZ-made cheddar
British dairy farmers are upset that a lot of the lcheddar cheese sold in the UK was actually made in places like New Zealand.
Free-trade deal with Hong Kong announced
Deal follows unveiling of similar agreements with China, Malaysia and some Gulf states.
Groser paints picture of our trade future
The Trade Minister says the world will be looking to countries like New Zealand in the future, because we have natural resources in abundance.
Big growth hopes could be dashed, says Treasury
Early signs of an economic recovery might not be as strong as many people hope, says Treasury.
<i>Dollar outlook:</i> Kiwi may fall further amid rising risk aversion
The NZ dollar may keep falling this week as investors get jittery about the speed and strength of the global recovery .
Kiwi growers get the pip
The kiwifruit growers' organisation is to review how its $500,000 annual funding is sourced.
Fonterra's $3.7m eased departure of 'fall guy'
A Fonterra executive paid $3.7m when he left the dairy giant this year, was said to have been the fall guy for the disastrous investment in China's San Lu milk company.
Blood and oil: Tragedy stains African move
Driving through Nairobi with blood pouring from a gunshot wound is not what Alan Mountfort visualised when he answered an ad to invest in an olive grove.
Tourism loses top foreign earnings crown
Tourism has lost its title as the nation's biggest export earner, falling behind the dairy sector.
Mystery Fonterra exec gets $3.7m payout
A departing Fonterra executive has pipped CEO Andrew Ferrier's take-home salary, receiving total payments of up to $3.72 million.
Zespri set to reap benefits of deal
New Zealand's new Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia should be a flavour-booster for kiwifruit marketer Zespri.
PM: Trade deal big step for economy
John Key says the signing of a free trade deal with Malaysia is another vital move towards a "step change" for the NZ economy.