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The secure path to a productive mobile workforce
BlackBerry

The secure path to a productive mobile workforce

BlackBerry shares insights on crafting a secure yet productive mobile workforce, highlighting the balance between technology and security.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
Kathmandu warns of slow Christmas trading in Australia, shares fall
Shares

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
Immigration rises to a fresh record, fuelled by returning kiwis, Indian students
Migration

Immigration rises to a fresh record, fuelled by returning kiwis, Indian students

New Zealand's annual migration rose to a record for the fourth consecutive month in November, led by fewer kiwis crossing the Tasman, more returnin.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Trans-Tasman telecommunications plans revealed
Unified Communications

Trans-Tasman telecommunications plans revealed

Alcatel-Lucent to build Tasman Global Access, boosting NZ-Australia connectivity with a $77m cable, strengthening Asian links.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
Spark, Voda and Telstra to spend US$70 million on trans-Tasman cable
Unified Communications

Spark, Voda and Telstra to spend US$70 million on trans-Tasman cable

Spark New Zealand and Vodafone, New Zealand's two dominant telecommunications providers, in partnership with Australian provider Telstra, will spen.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
Support for Muslim Australians takes off following Sydney siege #IllRideWithYou
Social Media

Support for Muslim Australians takes off following Sydney siege #IllRideWithYou

Thousands of social media users in Australia are showing the world they are not caving to Islamophobia or racism.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

PGG Wrightson reaffirms 2015 earnings growth, signs of weak dairy weighing on market
Shares

PGG Wrightson reaffirms 2015 earnings growth, signs of weak dairy weighing on market

PGG Wrightson, the rural services firm controlled by China's Agria Corp, has affirmed expectations for earnings growth in 2015 but is seeing 'signs.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
Stuart McLean moves to Trade Me as Xero ditches chief revenue role
Fintech

Stuart McLean moves to Trade Me as Xero ditches chief revenue role

Stuart McLean will join the executive team at Trade Me Group, the online auction site, after Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, ditched his for.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Sat, 20th Dec 2014
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow global rally, led by Fletcher
NZX

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow global rally, led by Fletcher

New Zealand shares joined in a global rally which started on Wall Street and continued into Asia, paced by firms with substantial trans-Tasman busi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
NZ business confidence eases in December, still buoyant
Inflation

NZ business confidence eases in December, still buoyant

New Zealand business confidence slipped in December, while staying largely upbeat, as inflation remains tame in spite of a growing economy and expo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
New software being developed to help reunite owners with lost pets
Semiconductors

New software being developed to help reunite owners with lost pets

The New Zealand Companion Animal Council is funding the development of new software to help Pets on the Net reunite owners with their lost pets.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger
Chorus

RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Argosy Property and Spark New Zealand, as investors sought safer equities in globally choppy markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
ACCC appeals Air NZ, PT Garuda win in Australian cartel case
Air New Zealand

ACCC appeals Air NZ, PT Garuda win in Australian cartel case

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is appealing am Australian Federal Court ruling clearing carriers Air New Zealand and PT Garuda.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
Serko and Expedia team up to provide more for business travellers
Serko

Serko and Expedia team up to provide more for business travellers

Serko and Expedia partner to offer business travellers enhanced options with over 120,000 hotels now bookable via Serko Online.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
NZ dollar little changed ahead of Fonterra milk auction
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar little changed ahead of Fonterra milk auction

The New Zealand dollar was little changed ahead of the next GlobalDairyTrade auction, the first since dairy exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group sla.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
OptimalBI and Yellowfin partner up to provide BI to NZ customers
Platform-as-a-Service

OptimalBI and Yellowfin partner up to provide BI to NZ customers

OptimalBI has launched a cloud based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) automated analytics solution known as MagnumBI with Yellowfin.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand
HTC

HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand

HTC's new RE camera is now available in New Zealand. The camera is compatible with Android and iOS devices, compact and waterproof up to one metre.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
Westcon appoints new leadership roles for ANZ business
Westcon-Comstor

Westcon appoints new leadership roles for ANZ business

The two senior positions have been newly created as the business continues to drive for consistency and efficiency across the Australia and New Zealand region.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014