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From the Farm: Animal parts

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:05 pm | BusinessDesk

June 20 (BusinessDesk) - Margins on dairy products can’t be too bad, when you consider that palm kernel expeller is shipped some 7,500 kilometres from Indonesia to New Zealand, fed to dairy cows whose milk is dried, bagged and sent some 11,000 kilometres ... More >>

Rain Forces Early Close to Top Half Kart Meeting

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:13 pm | KartSport New Zealand

Heavy rain forced racing to be abandoned after only three of the seven classes had completed the required four heats at the latest round of this year's CRC Speedshow-backed Top Half kart series in Auckland on Sunday. More >>

Empowering young women through Martial Arts

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:05 pm | Dynamic Martial Arts

After the huge success of Fight Girls HBC, Dynamic Martial Arts is doing it again but this time with the next generation - Fight Chicks 2013. More >>

Tanoa Paihia continues support of Rally of the North

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:18 pm | Rally of the North

Rally of the North is pleased to announce that the 2013 version of the event will again have naming rights sponsorship from Tanoa Paihia Hotel, carrying on from a successful relationship for the 2012 event. More >>

French Flair Injected Into the Parliament Rugby Team

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:00 pm | Parliament Rugby Team

The Parliament Rugby Team (PRT) kick off their 2013 season in Hawera on Saturday with help from a former French International but local charity Victim Support are set to benefit most say co-captains Hon Damien O’Connor and Cam Calder. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Sky TV shares plunge after losing EPL rights

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:20 pm | BusinessDesk

June 19 (BusinessDesk) – Shares in Sky Network Television sank 6 percent after the pay-TV operator was outbid by an unnamed rival for the local broadcasting rights to English Premier League football. More >>

Toyota to launch new 86 race car at CRC Speedshow

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 11:41 am | Toyota Racing

Toyota will officially launch its new TR 86 race car and race series to the public at next month’s CRC Speedshow. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Bank fees class suit to name first bank

Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:20 pm | BusinessDesk

June 18 (BusinessDesk) – The first New Zealand bank facing a class suit over the fees charged when customers overdraw their accounts will be named this afternoon. More >>

50cm snowfall at Treble Cone

Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:32 pm | Treble Cone

Yesterday Treble Cone (Wanaka NZ) received a whopping 50cm of new snow up the top of the Home Basin and 20-25cm lower down around the Base Building. This snowfall is timed well for the Treble Cone Opening Day scheduled for 27 June 2013. More >>

Snow Sports NZ is Looking for Top Young Talent

Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:10 pm | NZ Snow Sports

Applications are sought from freeskiers and snowboarders with a track record at club, school or regional level. Applicants can apply online at Snow Sports New Zealand or Sport NZ websites. There are just 16 places on the camp, so competition will be ... More >>

Lecturer helping coach Manu Samoa in tournament

Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:26 pm | University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury (UC) sports lecturer Hugh Galvan is working with the Manu Samoa rugby team in its test series in South Africa. More >>

Hit the Slopes with a Mt Ruapehu Flexi Pass

Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:42 pm | Mt Ruapehu

Offering great value for money, the Mt Ruapehu FLEXI PASS is designed for maximum flexibility – passes can be loaded with two, three, four or five days which can be used any time throughout the 2013 winter season at either of New Zealand’s largest ... More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: MediaWorks’ bankers set to take over

Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:16 pm | BusinessDesk

June 17 (BusinessDesk) – TV3 owner MediaWorks NZ has been put into receivership by its bankers who have come up with a plan to take control, ousting major shareholder IronBridge Capital. More >>

Nicholson On Target

Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:14 pm | ESNZ High Performance

Andrew Nicholson is sitting handily in third place after the dressage overnight at the top-ranking Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany More >>

Kiwi Domination of Four Star Eventing Continues

Monday, 17 June 2013, 11:52 am | ESNZ High Performance

Andrew Nicholson is again the toast of the world of eventing this morning with a superb win at the top-ranking Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany. More >>

MONEY TALKS: It ain’t easy being governor

Friday, 14 June 2013, 5:31 pm | BusinessDesk

June 14 (BusinessDesk) – The problem with reporting the news from the Reserve Bank, aside from the early starts every six weeks for its formal monetary policy reviews, is the urge to take what it says at face value. More >>

Breakers fans breaking out in excitement!

Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:37 pm | Turanga Health

Hundreds of young SKYCITY Breakers fans including this rowdy bunch from Cobham School will be at the YMCA Gisborne on Sunday to meet their tall sporting heroes. More >>

New Zealand Masters Games returns to the University Union

Friday, 14 June 2013, 2:44 pm | Dunedin City Council

The New Zealand Masters Games is returning to the University Union as its Games base in 2014. More >>

“We Just Need to Win” says Haier Pulse Captain Katrina Grant

Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:13 pm | Haier Pulse

Haier Pulse captain Katrina Grant can’t wait for Monday night’s all-or-nothing return match with the Canterbury Tactix, after enjoying a well-earned rest with no game last weekend. More >>

CRC Speedshow Top Half Series Returns to Auckland

Friday, 14 June 2013, 12:48 pm | KartSport New Zealand

This year's CRC Speedshow-sponsored Top Half kart series returns to Auckland this weekend with the third round to be contested at the KartSport Auckland club's track at the Rosebank Domain on Sunday. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Manufacturing activity at nine-year high

Friday, 14 June 2013, 12:42 pm | BusinessDesk

June 14 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand manufacturing activity rose in May to the highest level since June 2004, painting a rosier picture of the sector than government figures released this week and suggesting the economy may be picking up pace. More >>

From the Farm: Who’d be a sheep or beef farmer?

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 2:23 pm | BusinessDesk

June 12 (BusinesDesk) - The Ministry for Primary Industry’s 2013 Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries makes depressing reading unless you’re a dairy farmer. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: SFO charges Ross over $400M Ponzi scheme

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:15 pm | BusinessDesk

June 13 (BusinessDesk) – The Serious Fraud Office has levelled five charges against failed fund manager David Ross, of Ross Asset Management, over an alleged $400 million Ponzi scheme. More >>

NZL Sailing Team: Sam Meech set to Sail for Gold in Weymouth

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:34 am | Yachting New Nealand

Young NZL Sailing Team Laser campaigner, Sam Meech looks good for a gold medal provided he can sail a clean race in tomorrow’s Laser medal race at 2013 Sail for Gold Regatta drawing to a close in Weymouth, England. More >>

NZL Sailing Team: Meech leads in Weymouth

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 3:44 pm | Yachting New Zealand

After three days at the 2013Sail for Gold Regatta, the third of five EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Regattas, 22 year old Sam Meech leads the 33 strong Laser fleet. More >>

Steady As She Goes For Burgess

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 11:43 am | Bikesport NZ

Just one little mistake or a flash of brilliance could decide where the main trophy ends up in this season’s Dirt Guide Cross-country Series. More >>

Emirates Team NZ Replies to Artemis Press Release

Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 3:13 pm | Emirates Team New Zealand

“The joint proposal put forth by Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand of starting the Louis Vuitton Cup later in July was done so in the hope of enhancing the event with a full muster of boats from the beginning, and therefore, placing more importance ... More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: St Laurence receivers wrap up

Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 12:17 pm | BusinessDesk

June 11 (BusinessDesk) - The receivers for failed Wellington-based lender St Laurence have wrapped up their administration, having clawed back just 16.7 cents in the dollar for investors owed $212 million. More >>

Warriner and Docherty Atop the Podium On Busy Triathlon Week

Monday, 10 June 2013, 2:22 pm | Triathlon New Zealand

Sam Warriner has returned to the winners circle, taking out today’s Ironman 70.3 race in Cairns, Australia. Warriner dominated the race throughout, winning from a fast finishing Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) and Ange Castle (AUS) in a time of 4:39:18. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Kiwi dollar slides to 11-month low

Monday, 10 June 2013, 12:26 pm | BusinessDesk

June 10 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar slumped near an 11-month low as better than expected jobs figures in the US stoked expectations the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of printing money as early as this year. More >>

Räikkönen Equals Schumacher Record

Monday, 10 June 2013, 11:48 am | Lotus

Kimi Räikkönen equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of consecutive points finishes as he endured a difficult Canadian Grand Prix at the weekend (9 June 2013). More >>

MONEY TALKS: Spies like us

Friday, 7 June 2013, 5:51 pm | BusinessDesk

June 7 (BusinessDesk) – In the mad dash among local companies to get their name on the stock exchange board, the one I’ve been most looking forward to checking out is Wynyard Group. More >>

RTMP Winter Drift Day Friday 5th July - Track One

Friday, 7 June 2013, 4:06 pm | Taupo Motorsport

$200.00 per car – 50% to be paid at time of booking, other 50% to be paid on day More >>

Leicester Makes Superb Start to Rally Xtreme Season

Friday, 7 June 2013, 12:22 pm | Robbie Leicester Rallysport

Having scored a promising sixth overall at the season opening MTA Maramarua Rally, Robbie Leicester had his sights set higher at the recent Tomoana Warehousing Rally Hawkes Bay. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Air NZ cuts deal in cargo cartel case

Friday, 7 June 2013, 12:14 pm | BusinessDesk

June 7 (BusinessDesk) – Air New Zealand has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle its long-running case with the Commerce Commission over the air cargo cartel, and is waiting on the High Court to decide the final terms. More >>

Paddon Adds ERC Belgium Rally to International Campaign

Thursday, 6 June 2013, 1:11 pm | Hayden Paddon Rallysport Global Ltd

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are heading to Europe earlier than planned with New Zealand’s top rally pairing now scheduled to contest the Ypres Rally in Belgium at the end of June before August’s two World Rally Championship events in Finland ... More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Auckland’s surging house prices take a breath

Thursday, 6 June 2013, 12:49 pm | BusinessDesk

June 6 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland house price growth stalled for a second month in May as buyers baulked at rising prices, according to Barfoot & Thompson, the city’s biggest realtor. More >>

From the Farm: China’s trade numbers

Thursday, 6 June 2013, 8:21 am | Businesswire

June 6 (BusinessDesk) - China takes a third of New Zealand’s milk powder – no other market comes close. It took $2.3 billion worth of total exports of $7.02 billion in the 12 months through April, according to data released with the ANZ Commodity ... More >>

World Trotting Championships in Paris-France

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:54 pm | Greg Capper

Do you mind supporting / promoting David Butcher who is representing New Zealand at the World Trotting Championships in Paris-France from June 9 to June 15, 2013. More >>

Storming run in Hawkes Bay for Campbell

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:27 pm | Campbell Rally Sport

A storming run from Phil Campbell has seen him take away a stunning top-ten finish and first two-wheel drive in the second round of the Rally Xtreme series, Rally Hawkes Bay, over the weekend. More >>

Disappointment for Cox at Hawkes Bay

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:21 pm | Cox Motorsport

For Rotorua’s Sloan Cox, the weekend’s Rally Hawkes Bay delivered so much promise but was over before it really began after a loose hose clip led to a blown head gasket and retirement. More >>

Insight Into Leadership from New Coach Vickerman

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 1:32 pm | Joint Press Release

SKYCITY Breakers new head coach Dean Vickerman will reveal how he intends to lead the already successful basketball team into its next phase, during a special dinner for 300 guests in Gisborne this month. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: NZ home building charges away in 1Q

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:21 pm | Businesswire

June 5 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand house building grew at its fastest quarterly pace in a decade in the first three months of the year as the Canterbury rebuild and heating Auckland property market spurred the construction effort. More >>

Treble Cone - The Max Vert Challenge

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:10 pm | Treble Cone

This winter Treble Cone (Wanaka NZ) is introducing the Max Vert Challenge, and inviting Treble Cone skiers and riders, all season long, to have a chance at winning what may well be our best prize ever. More >>

Buchanan Scores Historic Woodhill 100 Double Title

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:52 pm | Veritas Communications Ltd

James Buchanan has made history, becoming the first class three racer to win back to back titles at the 2013 Stihl Shop Woodhill 100. More >>

Stewart Taylor Defends his Rally Hawkes Bay Title

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:28 pm | Seabright Motor Sport

Stewart Taylor has defended his Rally Hawkes Bay title in fine style, to take maximum points in the second round of the Total Lubricants Rally Xteme Challenge. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Big company tax take eats into govt deficit

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 12:05 pm | Businesswire

June 4 (BusinessDesk) – An extra $532 million in company taxes kept the government’s operating deficit smaller than forecast in the first 10 months of the financial year. More >>

MONEY TALKS: Always follow the money

Friday, 31 May 2013, 5:43 pm | Businesswire

We all like to think that the stock market is a level playing field where everyone trades with equal information, but only the most naïve would believe that’s the case. More >>

Tasman 'Inside Line' Vlog - Round 3

Friday, 31 May 2013, 2:48 pm | Tasman Motorsports Group

The latest episode of the Tasman ‘Inside Line’ Vlog from Pukekohe is now live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfV336GZniM This episode, we took a behind the scenes look at our race weekend. Enjoy. More >>

Doors Open at Apollo Projects Centre in Christchurch

Friday, 31 May 2013, 1:30 pm | High Performance Sport New Zealand

Canterbury’s high performance athletes, who have been without a central training base since the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, have a new place to train and prepare for competition. More >>

Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools Netball Tournament 2013

Friday, 31 May 2013, 1:05 pm | Netball NZ

FINAL PLACINGS 1. New Zealand Secondary Schools 2. Aotearoa Maori 3. School Sport Australia 4. Bukit Jalil Sport School Malaysia 5. Pacific Rim 6. Pasifika 7. Fiji 8. NZ Area Schools 9. Indigenous School Sport Australia 10. Samoa RESULTS More >>

Hunter-Galvan Hunting for Hat Trick

Friday, 31 May 2013, 1:00 pm | Michael Jacques

Lisa Hunter-Galvan returns home to NZ this weekend, chasing a record third consecutive win at the Christchurch Airport Marathon. More >>

Robson Aims for Sensible Approach at Hawkes Bay

Friday, 31 May 2013, 12:30 pm | BB Media

Lee Robson is taking a sensible wait and see approach for the second round of the Rally Xtreme series, Rally Hawkes Bay this weekend. More >>

From the Farm: High prices to endure

Friday, 31 May 2013, 12:23 pm | Businesswire

Fonterra’s farmers showed no reluctance this time round in selling the economic rights to some of their production shares, raising $475 million. They got scaled back, selling 59,973,601 of the rights to the wet shares. More >>

MIDDAY UPDATE: Terms of trade improves for 1st time in 7 Qs

Friday, 31 May 2013, 12:10 pm | Businesswire

May 31 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s terms of trade, which shows how much imports can be paid for by a fixed amount of exporters, improved for the first time in seven quarters as high dairy prices and a glut of slaughtered livestock boosted exports, ... More >>