New Zealand

  • Aug 18, 2008
  • 2 min read

AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC: Canberra looks to court the PIF

Some 2,500 workers from Pacific Island countries are to be allowed entry under a Pacific Seasonal...

Australia
  • Aug 7, 2008
  • 6 min read

NEW ZEALAND: GDP growth will return to trend in 2010

Axa New Zealand partly froze access to a property-backed investment fund on August 4. Fallout...

New Zealand
  • Jul 24, 2008
  • 1 min read

NEW ZEALAND: RBNZ starts cutting interest rates

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 8.0% today.

New Zealand
  • Jul 10, 2008
  • 7 min read

FIJI: Election delay will further strain relations

Elections to return Fiji to democracy have been delayed, with coup leader and interim Prime...

Fiji
  • Jun 26, 2008
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Population flows pose major challenges

This drives a need for a correspondingly high immigration rate, and outflows to Australia are...

New Zealand
  • Jun 19, 2008
  • 6 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Nutritek move raises investment fears

Russian-owned Nutritek Overseas has won approval from the Overseas Investment Office to buy up to...

New Zealand
  • May 27, 2008
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Cullen cuts taxes in election year

Business managers expect 3.3% inflation in the next 12 months, up from the 3.0% they expected in...

New Zealand
  • May 23, 2008
  • 1 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Cullen tax cuts will not win votes

Finance Minister Michael Cullen delivered the budget yesterday.

New Zealand