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Accusations fly in Wanganui port battle

Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws is accusing a company overseeing the city's port of running it down to the extent of creating a public health hazard.He also accused an unnamed principal of leasee River...
- NZPA Friday November 20, 08:08 PM
NZ shares falls, Wrightson unveils capital raising

The New Zealand sharemarket fell but outperformed other markets in Asia and proved again that it can be the source of new capital for listings.The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 27.547 points,...
- NZPA Friday November 20, 06:22 PM
US company takes on NZ publishing platform, writers

Silicon Valley-based "ebook" company Smashwords has bought Wellington's BookHabit, a distribution platform for independent authors and publishers.The price paid was not disclosed.BookHabit was...
- NZPA Friday November 20, 06:02 PM
NZ dollar lower as investors avoid risk

The New Zealand dollar finished off the lows of the session but the theme of the day was a pullback in risk appetite after global economic data failed to live up to expectations.The NZ dollar fell as...
- NZPA Friday November 20, 05:34 PM
Fonterra sells stake in European joint venture

Fonterra is getting out of the business that was the cornerstone of New Zealand's multi-billion dairy industry - the British butter market.Eight years after Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd cut a deal...
- NZPA Friday November 20, 05:32 PM