All posts tagged "business"

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  Spark extends ‘Internet of Things’ network coverage to Mystery Creek in time for Fieldays

  Spark has switched on a new Internet of Things (IoT) site at Mystery Creek, bringing low power, wide area network coverage (LoRaWAN™)...

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  Agribusiness

  Successful trading debut for NFX

  The inaugural Natural Fibre Exchange (NFX) trading event attracted strong participation with 41 of 44 lots on offer (93%) sold.

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  EU news welcome

  ExportNZ has welcomed the announcement that trade negotiations will begin between New Zealand and the EU.

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  Farmers hail on-line fibre exchange as useful innovation

  Transparency, ease-of-use and the potential for increasing competition among buyers are among the positives of the Natural Fibre Exchange (NFX), Federated Farmers...

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  Electronics spending up, clothing falls in March 2018 quarter

  Consumers spent more on electronics and appliances, but less on clothing and footwear in the March 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said.

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  News and Views

  Budget 2018 and business

  BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said some of the big ticket items in the Budget would help support business growth.

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  Employment law amendments undermine flexibility, goodwill

  It’s a huge positive that proposed amendments to employment laws retain the 90-day trial period for employers with 19 or fewer staff,...

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  Retail card spending falls 2.2 percent in April 2018

  Retail card spending fell 2.2 percent in April 2018, following a rise in March 2018, when adjusted for seasonal effects, Stats NZ...

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  Employment Bill an attack on the rights of non-union workers

  The Employment Relations Amendment Bill is an attack on the rights of non-union workers, BusinessNZ says.

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  Reports of smelter demise greatly exaggerated

  The BusinessNZ Energy Council welcomes the reopening of a potline at NZ Aluminium Smelters at Tiwai Point.