Winemaker Delegat Group toasts to another year of record earnings

Delegat Group has posted an almost $61 million net profit after tax in the 12 months to June 30 - a new record following a record $50.8m posted a year earlier.New Zealand's largest listed winemaker's net profit after tax increased... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Housing Minister: 'No large policy U-turns' on creating more residences post-election

Housing Minister Megan Woods said there would be "no large policy U-turns" on housing after October's election and overturning foreign investment restrictions was not planned.Addressing Property Council NZ's residential summit being... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZX halts trading; website down for a third day in a row

The New Zealand Stock Exchange website crashed for a third day in a row, just as the S&P NZX-50 was 8 points short of its all time high.Experts say apparent cyber attacks causing the platform failure as a very serious attack on... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Election 2020: National's Judith Collins promises to change workplace law in small-business package

National would re-introduce 90-day trials for new employees in the latest small-business policy package released by leader Judith Collins."The only sustainable way to create new jobs is to reduce barriers, costs and uncertainty... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Vista Group falls deeply into red as Covid-19 impact bites

Shares in cinema software company Vista Group rallied sharply despite the company going deeply into the red over the first half.Non-cash credit charges and credit provisions of $36.1m and the impact of Covid-19 drove Vista to a... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air New Zealand tumbles: $454m bottom line loss

Air New Zealand is reporting an underlying loss of $87 million for the2020 financial year, compared to earnings of $387 million last year.Covid-19 has wiped out its first half result and statutory losses before taxation, which... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Team New Zealand cleared by America's Cup funding probe

The Government says a report into Team New Zealand has cleared the team of misappropriating public funds, as a dispute over a $3 million design fee continues.Yesterday afternoon Team New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Wellington cafes dying a slow death in alert level 2

Wellington cafes say they are dying a slow death under Covid-19 alert level 2 as office blocks limit capacity and more people work from home.Foot traffic in cafes plummeted overnight when the Prime Minister announced the country... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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'No evidence of financial impropriety': Probe into America's Cup funding released

A probe into the funding of Team New Zealand and the America's Cup has been released and found "no evidence of financial impropriety or misappropriation of funds".But a $3 million contribution to Team NZ by America's Cup Limited... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Stock exchange operator NZX confirms network connectivity has been restored

Network connectivity has been restored to the NZX after the stock exchange operator experienced its second crash in as many days.The exchange said: "NZX confirms that network connectivity has been restored and that normal operations... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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