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Kiwi Stories

United Kingdom (UK) stories

Four-dimensional approach for all-round wellness

Workplace stress is costing employers productivity and retention, as firms widen wellness programmes beyond exercise to mind, emotions and values.

By Geoff • 9 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2017

Risk & Compliance

Knowing the unknowable – how to prevent disaster

Better risk tools and a more mature culture could help firms spot warning signs earlier and avoid costly disasters before they strike.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2017

Risk & Compliance

Clean up environmental act, insurer urges

Rising pollution incidents are leaving New Zealand businesses exposed to clean-up bills that can run into millions of dollars.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 19th Mar 2017

Supply Chain

Right place, right time

Urban logistics is gaining value as e-commerce and same-day delivery intensify demand for scarce city-centre sites and push up rents.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

Auckland Council

Property Institute calls for review of target agreements

Homebuyers could be locked out for longer unless ministers rethink Reserve Bank rules after governor Graeme Wheeler's exit.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017

Digital Entertainment

Best-selling learning app launches in NZ

Best-selling UK TV and learning app, Hopster, launches in New Zealand for 2-6 year olds, with educational games and popular kids shows.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015

Synlait

A2 Milk announces ASX listing, push into US market, and renewal of sales into China

A2 Milk Co is planning to list on the Australian stock exchange and launch into the US market next year, has changed its marketing push in the UK i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

Global Stories

United Kingdom (UK) stories

Partner Programmes

The Instillery drives global growth with new COO

Fast-growing cloud service provider, The Instillery, appoints new COO, Jamie Wallis, to lead operations and global expansion.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Technology Investment Network

A rising star in Kiwi tech -TSG makes top 25 on TIN100

Transaction Services Group (TSG) has been ranked in the top 25 of the Technology Investment Network's TIN100 Report.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Data Analytics

Aussie takes out Most Disruptive CTO award

Velpic's Russell Francis has been named Most Disruptive CTO in the global Talent Unleashed awards, with three other Aussie companies claiming awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2015

Taxation

Kathmandu slows pace of store openings after first-half loss

Kathmandu Holdings, which operates 157 outdoor clothing and equipment outlets, is pulling back the pace of new store openings after aggressive price d.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2015

Auckland Airport international passenger numbers rise 5.4% in February, on jump in Chinese

Auckland International Airport said international passenger numbers through New Zealand's busiest gateway rose 5.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2015

Lion

DB forecasts cider sales to double in the next five years

DB Breweries chief executive Andy Routley is forecasting cider sales in New Zealand to double in the next five years to about 12 percent the size of.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Silver Fern Farms

Weak global demand weighs on New Zealand sheep, cattle prices

Weakening demand in China and Europe, combined with the impact of a nine-month port strike on the US West Coast, have eroded farmgate prices for sheep.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Guinness Peat Group

GPG annual profit drops 61% as 2013 asset sales wash through, rebrands to Coats

Guinness Peat Group, which is rebranding to UK threadmaker Coats after exiting its other investments, reported a 61 percent drop in annual profit afte.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

A2 Milk Co

UPDATE: A2 Milk's premium payout attracts farmer interest with lower dairy prices this year

A2 Milk Co, which markets milk with a protein variant said to have health benefits, says it's had more interest from farmers interested in supplying t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015

AgriHQ

NZ wool price rises 2.9% on strong demand

New Zealand's wool prices have surged by 2.9%, with 35-micron clean wool hitting NZD $5.30/kg due to strong overseas demand, surpassing a five-year high.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015

Statistics NZ

Lamb wool prices close to 4-year high on increased demand from China

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015

Kathmandu warns of slow Christmas trading in Australia, shares fall

Kathamandu Holdings, the outdoor equipment retailer, has reported a slowdown in sales growth after a subdued start to Christmas shopping in its Aus.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014

Shareholders

Delegat's to push into China next year as part of global wine brand expansion

Delegat's Group, the listed winemaker, plans to put a toehold in China next year as part of a long-term goal of boosting overall sales by 52 percen.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014