Roy Morgan State Of The Nation : Auckland vs Wellington Spotlight
An interview with Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine on the occasion of the release of the Roy Morgan Research State Of The Nation report with a spotlight on the difference between NZ's regions. Interview by Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson. More on the Scoop Independent News Youtube Channel >>
GDP: Chch Rebuild And Drought Lead To Modest Economic Growth
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3 percent in the March 2013 quarter, with the Canterbury rebuild and the 2013 drought having offsetting effects... This modest growth in economic activity follows a rise of 1.5 percent in the December 2012 quarter. More>>
Biosecurity: Farmers Respond To An Animal Part Found In PKE
Federated Farmers considers the proposed improvements to the biosecurity of Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) cannot come soon enough. It also comes on the same day an exotic animal body part was confirmed to have found in PKE on a Bay of Plenty farm. More>>
Metservice: Where Will Snow Fall And What To Look Out For
Wednesday: The deep Antarctic air that is expected to sweep across the country this week is bringing very significant weather to many provinces.Here's the official MetService view of the key weather concerns for the country... More>>
Sky Loses To Coliseum Bid: TVNZ Scores Free TV Rights For English Premier League
TVNZ has confirmed it is partnering with Coliseum Sports Media to bring TV coverage of football’s Barclays Premier League to Kiwi sports fans. TV ONE will present a match of the week game every Sunday from the start of the season. The channel will also broadcast an hour long highlights show on Monday nights. More>>
Company Fails To Provide Records: Initial Action Over $4-An-Hour Wage Claims
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has filed action with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) in Auckland against an Auckland restaurant chain following complaints that workers are being paid less than $4-an-hour. More>>
Greens: Fonterra To Avoid Drilling-Waste Farms
Fonterra has released information to Radio New Zealand detailing costs of $80,000 a year to test milk from a few farms which have been used as sites for drilling waste from the oil and gas industry and it announced a policy not to collect milk from any new land farms. More>>
Beer: Tuatara Set To Grow With New Investor
In a sale sealed over ale, Tuatara Brewing Company has announced it has sold a 35 percent stake in the business to a Wellington-based investment company. Rangatira Limited paid an undisclosed sum for its share which will see Tuatara are look to increase exports to the United States and boost production volume. More>>
Stat! New Statistics NZ Chief Executive Appointed
State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, today announced the appointment of Liz MacPherson to the position of Chief Executive of Statistics New Zealand and Government Statistician. Ms MacPherson is currently Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy and Governance at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More>>
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PC Magazines Gone. Mad? Fairfax Magazines Resign Technology Title Licences
Fairfax Magazines will resign the licences, owned by IDG, to publish technology titles Computerworld, Reseller News and PC World early next month. More>>
Scoop Business: Mediaworks Receivership - New Ownership Planned
MediaWorks NZ, the broadcaster whose stable includes TV3 and Four, and radio stations including Radio Live, the Rock and MoreFM, is “well advanced” with plans for new ownership after being placed in receivership this morning. More>>
Scoop Business: NZ Consumer Confidence Jumps To 3-Year High In June
New Zealand consumer confidence surged to its highest level in three years in June, buoyed by improving economic prospects, rising house values, low interest rates and falling prices, according to the latest Westpac McDermott-Miller Consumer Confidence survey. More>>
Scoop Business: Air NZ’s Safe Air Unit Cuts 84 Jobs In Blenheim
Air New Zealand’s aviation maintenance unit Safe Air plans to cut 84 jobs, or about 30 percent of its workforce, citing its struggle to attract new international contracts in the face of a high kiwi dollar, according to a union statement. More>>
Alleged Ponzi Scheme: Charges Laid Against David Ross
Charges have today been laid in the Wellington District Court against David Robert Gilmour Ross. The charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office allege he operated a $400 million Ponzi scheme. They follow a joint agency investigation between SFO and the Financial Markets Authority. More>>
5 Permits For Three Companies: Minerals Exploration "Will Boost Northland Economy"
New minerals exploration permits awarded today will help create jobs and lift the Northland economy, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges says. More>>
Scoop Business: RBNZ To Keep OCR On Hold This Year
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said hes likely to keep the official cash rate at 2.5 percent through 2013, repeating his view that the kiwi dollar is overvalued and that he stands ready to intervene again if needed. More>>
Science And Values: Sir Peter Gluckman On Flouride
“It is absolutely clear that at doses used in New Zealand... there is no health risk from fluoride in the water.” So why is there any issue at all? Sir Peter points to the importance of the values debate around fluoridation, but warns that this should not be misrepresented as a scientific debate. More>>
Scoop Business: Fonterra Sets Guaranteed Milk Price At $7/kgMS In Pilot
Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, has set the guaranteed price in its pilot scheme at $7 per kilogram of milk solids for those farmer-shareholders wanting to lock in payment certainty for the 2014 season. More>>
Card Use Up: Spending Remains Strong As Winter Looms
Figures released today by New Zealand’s leading payments provider Paymark, show another positive month of spending growth during May, up 5.1 per cent year-on-year. More>>
Scoop Business: Bathurst Jumps Another Hurdle On Path To Mining Denniston
Bathurst Resources has beaten off another appeal by environmental groups seeking to stop it mining for coal on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast. More>>
Scoop Business: NZ Dollar Drops To 9-Mth Low As Investors Favour Treasuries
The New Zealand dollar fell to a nine-month low as investors concerned about global growth moved to the relative safety of US Treasuries... Investors sold equities and bought US Treasuries after some US reports raised concerns about the pace of the recovery in the world’s largest economy. More>>
Health Research Council: $24.8m Awarded To Top Research Programmes
The HRC today announced more than $24.8 million in funding for five research programmes, including one that will investigate the potential of a skin lesion-causing virus contracted from sheep to offer new treatments for skin wounds and burns. More>>
New Zealand Online Advertising: Show Me The Money
The digitisation of New Zealand’s entertainment and media businesses is paying off with online advertising revenues showing double-digit year-on-year growth. More>>
Scoop Business: Air NZ Backs Down On Challenge To Cargo Suit
Air New Zealand, the only one of 11 airlines not to settle an antitrust suit over cargo with the Commerce Commission, has withdrawn a court challenge to the settlement deal. More>>
OECD Report: Economic Survey Of New Zealand 2013
The New Zealand economy is beginning to gain some momentum, with post earthquake reconstruction, business investment and household spending gathering pace. Risks to growth remain, however, stemming from high private debt levels, weak foreign demand, large external imbalances, volatile terms of trade, a severe drought and an exchange rate that appears overvalued. More>>
Lombard Directors: Court Rejects Conviction Appeals; Finds Sentences Inadequate
The Financial Markets Authority says the decision by the Court of Appeal in the Lombard Finance case further clarifies directors’ duties and will help restore investor confidence. More>>
Scoop Business: NZ Terms Of Trade Rise For First Time In 7 Quarters
New Zealand’s terms of trade rose for the first time in seven quarters, led by higher export prices for dairy products while a strong kiwi dollar helped constrain import prices. More>>
Pharmaceuticals: EBOS Set To Become Australasian Leader With $1.1b Acquisiton
EBOS Group Limited today announced details of a $1.1 billion (enterprise value) acquisition that will transform the New Zealand-based company into a leading Australasian business with revenue in excess of $6 billion. More>>
Scoop Business: Meridian Could Be Sold In Two Chunks Key
The Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two for the government to meet its commitment that the company will be between 85 percent and 90 percent New Zealand-owned when it lists, Prime Minister John Key says. More>>
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