• Mark Lister is head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as specific investment advice. The author holds shares in a number of the companies mentioned.... Source: NZ Herald Business News
New Zealand shares rose, buoyed by exporters Scales Corp and Synlait Milk, while Mainfreight and Air New Zealand fell as investors weigh up possible policy changes from the new Government.The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 58.99 points,... Source: NZ Herald Business News
The New Zealand dollar fell as traders digested comments from Finance Minister Grant Robertson that the Reserve Bank's mandate will be widened, while offshore, the announcement of the new Federal Reserve chair is keenly awaited.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News
Up to 6000 passengers could be hit by the Samoan government's decision to deny Virgin Australia the right to fly from Auckland to Apia.Virgin Australia had planned to fly five return services a week from the middle of next month... Source: NZ Herald Business News
The number of cranes operating in New Zealand declined for the first time in years, largely due to a sharp drop in Christchurch.According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) Crane Index, out last week, the number of cranes in Auckland... Source: NZ Herald Business News
The deer velvet season has opened strongly, with farmers reporting early enquiries from buyers at prices 10-15 per cent above last season's close, Deer Industry NZ said.Deer Industry NZ market manager Rhys Griffiths regulatory changes... Source: NZ Herald Business News
New Zealand shares rose, buoyed by exporters Scales Corp and Synlait Milk, while Mainfreight and Air New Zealand fell as investors weigh up possible policy changes from the new government.The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 58.99 points,... Source: NZ Herald Business News
BIDNIJA, Malta (AP) " A few hundred meters from the home of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in the field where the flaming wreckage of her car landed after being blown off the road by an assassin's bomb, a... Source: NZ Herald Business News
New Trade Minister David Parker is considering advice that an explicit ban on house sales to offshore speculators could be acceptable under the TPP trade deal if it is passed into New Zealand law before the trade deal comes into force.Parker... Source: NZ Herald Business News
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) " Iceland's ruling Independence Party has unexpectedly won the largest share of the vote in the national election and now faces the difficult task of forming a government after a record eight parties took seats... Source: NZ Herald Business News