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Guinness Peat says '08 was very "unsatisfactory"

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:46:15 +1300

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Investment group Guinness Peat Group Ltd (GPG.L) said on Wednesday 2008 was a very "unsatisfactory" year for the company due to several portfolio writedowns as a result of the ...
Related Symbols: NZX:GPG

Airbus wreckage could stay on seabed

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:32:03 +1300

Wreckage of the Air New Zealand Airbus A320 which crashed off the coast of France may lie forever on the seabed as a permanent memorial to the seven men who died. Air accident investigators said ...
Related Symbols: NZX:AIR

Air NZ wreckage could lie forever on seabed

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:33:53 +1300

Investors fail to sustain enthusiasm for NZ shares

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:24:00 +1300

Investors were unable to sustain the enthusiasm in New Zealand shares shown in the past few days, despite rises in overseas stock markets.
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Aiirbus wreckage could stay on seabed

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:16 +1300

Lower input costs relief for farmers - Rabobank

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:27:46 +1300

Farmers may be worried about lower export prices and forecasts of drought, but an industry report says they should feel some relief from lower input costs. The report on farm inputs from ...
Related Symbols: NZX:NZX

Guinness Peat Group warns 2008 "very unsatisfactory"

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +1300

Investment company Guinness Peat Group is warning shareholders that 2008 was a "very unsatisfactory year" for the company.
Related Symbols: NZX:GPG

Small early rise on NZ sharemarket

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:31:00 +1300

The New Zealand sharemarket made modest gains in early trading as it continues to rally in the first days of the New Year.
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Fire Guts Capitola Warehouse

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:59:13 +1300

CAPITOLA, Calif. - Smoke covered the sky and the smell of melting plastics and sulfuric fumes filled the air after a fire broke out at a furniture store warehouse in Capitola on Sunday, fire ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Alabama Lends Math, Science Resources

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:13:05 +1300

Jeff Loper stands in the warehouse of the AMSTI regional site in Pelham, Ala., where he is the materials manager. Each AMSTI warehouse offers thousands of pieces of math and science classroom ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

NZ icecream relished in Ho Chi Minh City

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:16:41 +1300

Every two months, a 22,000-litre container of Invercargill icecream leaves Timaru or Lyttelton for Vietnam. Rebranded X-Cream in pottles adorned with images of the Southern Alps and a yellow-eyed ...
Related Symbols: NZX:LPC

Second-generation biofuel takes off

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:21:54 +1300

Last week an Air New Zealand 747-400 took off from Auckland International Airport to test a second-generation biofuel based on jatropha. The 50:50 jatropha and Jet A1 fuel blend was used to power ...
Related Symbols: NZX:AIA

Warehouse fire leads to big drug bust

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:31:02 +1300

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a warehouse that caught fire in north Harris County led to a big drug bust. Police found 200 marijuana plants inside a warehouse on Chaplin near Greens. Firefighters ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

THIS DATE IN HISTORY

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:26:03 +1300

1919: The 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, died in Oyster Bay at age 60. 1982: Truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles of 10 of the "Freeway Killer ...
Related Symbols: NZX:OBV

Hot deals: Chicago in Sydney

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:20:29 +1300

Experience the glitter of the smash-hit musical Chicago, coming to Sydney from May 14, 2009. House of Travel has packages including return airfares to Sydney with Air New Zealand ex Auckland ...
Related Symbols: NZX:AIR

FTIL arm eyes collaboration with banks

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:52 +1300

National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC), the warehouse arm of Financial Technologies (India) (FTIL), intends to collaborate with 11 more banks by the end of the year, reports Business Standard ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals Set to Brighten Downtown Auckland

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:55 +1300

One year on from its hugely successful re-brand, Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals (one group within Australasia’s largest campervan rental company Tourism Holdings Limited), announces the ...
Related Symbols: NZX:THL

ANZ Banking Group to operate in limited capacity in NZ

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:34:00 +1300

Australian-incorporated Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has been registered as a bank in New Zealand and will operate in a limited capacity as a branch in this country, the Reserve Bank says.
Related Symbols: ASX:ANZ, NZX:ANZ

Blaze Consumes California Warehouse

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:33:18 +1300

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Warehouse Group sales strategy working

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:23:54 +1300

Sales at The Warehouse Group for the period covering Christmas were down 2.5% from the same time last year, as customers showed caution in a faltering economy. Same store sales for the 10 weeks ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Warehouse Group December sales fall

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:16 +1300

The Warehouse Group Limited (WHS) said sales for the last ten weeks ended January 4 2009 were down 2.5% compared to the same period last year. Despite the result the company said it expected ...
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TEXT-NZ's Goodman Property Trust says refinances debt

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:48 +1300

WELLINGTON, Jan 6 - Goodman Property Trust ("GMT" or "Trust") is pleased to announce it has completed its refinancing programme with the renewal of over $900 million of debt funding facilities ...
Related Symbols: NZX:GMT

Total value traded on NZX falls 18 pct in 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:22:00 +1300

The total value of trading on the New Zealand sharemarket in 2008 was 18 percent down on 2007 to $28 billion, figures from operator NZX show.
Related Symbols: NZX:NZ50, NZX:NZX

Warehouse Group sales take knock

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:42 +1300

Sales at The Warehouse Group for the period covering Christmas were down 2.5% from the same time last year as customers showed caution in a faltering economy. Same store sales for the 10 weeks ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Small early gains for NZ sharemarket

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:28:00 +1300

The New Zealand sharemarket made small gains in early trading, despite weakness on Wall Street.
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Teen Sucks At Gaming, Torches Warehouse

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:19:11 +1300

A high school student frustrated over a recent gaming session at an internet cafe in South Korea set light to a warehouse Saturday evening. The 15-year-old told police that he torched the ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Stocks to Watch: New Zealand Equity Preview

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:07 +1300

Jan. 6 – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. Themes of the day: The New Zealand dollar rose on signs investors ...
Related Symbols: NZX:GPG

Sales for last 10 weeks down 2.5 pct at Warehouse

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +1300

Sales at The Warehouse Group for the period covering Christmas were down 2.5 percent from the same time last year, as customers showed caution in a faltering economy.
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

TEXT-NZ's Warehouse says H1 net profit to be flat

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:39:38 +1300

WELLINGTON, Jan 6 - The directors of The Warehouse Group Limited advise that total sales for The Warehouse for the last 10 weeks ended 4 January 2009, were down 2.5% compared to the same period ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS

Fire Guts Capitola Warehouse

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:29:37 +1300

CAPITOLA, Calif. -- Smoke covered the sky and the smell of smelting plastics and sulfuric fumes filled the air after a warehouse fire broke out in Capitola on Sunday, fire officials said. The fire ...
Related Symbols: NZX:WHS