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16/07/08Woolworths sales up 11pc
09/07/08St John concerned at pace of reform
08/07/08Ambulance sector welcomes inquiry
07/07/08Pumpkin Patch surges on buyer news
04/07/08Bus drivers to strike after pay talks fail
02/07/08Bunnings defies gloom with $90m plan
27/06/08Warehouse downgrade - 10 per cent profit fall expected
23/06/08Auckland's smartcard to cost $100 million plus
15/06/08Bosses slash company car perks
10/06/08Infratil will keep its stake in Mana Coach
08/05/08Figures tell a tale of two retailers
18/04/08Investors spooked by Brambles' Wal-Mart worries
29/03/08Pak 'N Save staff hit by 'illegal' restraint clause
06/03/08Bosses collect despite targets
26/02/08Is Stagecoach back on track
09/02/08New World is a super market
04/02/08'Buy Kiwi Made' lablled Green Party sop
06/01/08Executives in NZ paid less than overseas counterparts
22/12/07Bus driver back in driver's seat
16/12/07Business exodus inevitable says Treasury
09/12/07Warehouse hopes and woes revealed
03/12/07Carter Holt, Amcor in plot to take on Visy
23/11/07THL back on track with coach deal
23/11/07Tourism Holdings cuts costs
19/11/07Working kids need adult protection
19/11/07Infratil H1 profit falls 49 pc
19/11/07Brambles sees high growth in 08 on pallets, containers
16/11/07Inflated home prices are here to stay
15/11/07Carpet takeover cleared
15/11/07Easter trading discussion document released
15/11/07Griffins factory closure sees 200 jobs go
14/11/07Fletcher rules out big deals
14/11/07Christchurch firm buys Swanndri brand
13/11/07Fletcher Building forecasts $450-460m profit
13/11/07Police may get more scope to bug phones
13/11/07Lunchtime drinks cost manager his job
11/11/07Nicky Hager: NZ 'terrorism', the backstory
08/11/07Bouncing back to health after PJ fire
08/11/07Warehouse pays hush money to parents
07/11/07Westfield calms investors fears
06/11/07Coastal sea freight tipped to double
05/11/07Salary and wage rates up 3.1 per cent
05/11/07Briscoe warns profit could drop
05/11/07Auckland city rolls on with transport smartcard quest
03/11/07Easter trading a step closer
02/11/07Commission Case 'lacks relevance'
02/11/07Westfield keen to expand its $3 billion NZ base
29/10/07Logging stopped after Bay of Plenty police raids
26/10/07Freightways holds its own in flat economy
26/10/07Extra's future 'not up to court'
24/10/07Fletcher bid faces hurdle
24/10/07Warehouse Extra stores 'an unproven experiement'
24/10/07EU's top court strikes down VW law
24/10/07Red Shed ruling rubbished
24/10/07Study links income, health
24/10/07Wages are up so where's the money gone
24/10/07Fletcher, Boral team up for Carter Holt deal
20/10/07Goodman stake fetches $676m
14/10/07Erin has a new campaign
10/10/07'Jihad in kitchen' story false, says Minister
08/10/07Does Jan Cameron want Postie business
08/10/07Norsewear sold to Aucklander
03/10/07Manufacturers say domestic economy hurting exporting
02/10/07A piece of PIE for investors
02/10/07Aussie workers earn more on collective contracts
02/10/07Mortgages cause sleepless nights for homeowners
02/10/07'Kiwi-made' Norsewear set to move to China
01/10/07The makeover
26/09/07Two big unions look at merger
21/09/07Hart wings into action on expected $2.3b CHH Building Supplies sale
20/09/07Warehouse weakens watchdog
19/09/07Global goals nearer for Mainfreight
19/09/07Hart puts wood business on block
19/09/07Foodstuffs cashes in with sales above $7b
18/09/07Commisson and Infratil resume bus battle
17/09/07La-Z-Boy manufacturers closing Auckland factory
17/09/07Pumpkin Patch profit drops
14/09/07Warehouse announces $115m profit
07/09/07Warehouse to pay 35cps special dividend
06/09/07Groups seek Feltex inquiry
06/09/07Gattungs's $5m golden goodbye
06/09/07Wesfarmers gets go-ahead for Coles bid
04/09/07Tycoon buys $11m home but complains about NZ taxes
30/08/07Lures for foreign firms go
30/08/07Retail giant Westfield reports strong profit growth
29/08/07Parties agree on parental break for a year
29/08/07Parental leave cheating feared
28/08/07Goodman Fielder returns a solid result for FY2007
28/08/07Woolworths on target for growth
27/08/07Hellaby reports loss, admits mistakes
27/08/07Woolworths: Final profit report and dividend announcement for 52 weeks ended 24 June 2007
27/08/07Alarm over Feltex property sales
27/08/07Hellaby Result Reflects a Challenging Year
24/08/07F&P Healthcare looks overseas to expand
23/08/07Pod acquisition close
22/08/07Job flexibility works for staff
21/08/07Mainfreight Group Limited financial result for the three months ended June
20/08/07Bendon man Stefan Preston
17/08/07Billionaire ranks well on Rich List
17/08/07Directors cash in, but it's still better overseas
17/08/07Monetary policy has to change - Cullen
16/08/07More freight on rail on some routes
16/08/0796 F&P workers lose jobs to Thailand
16/08/0796 jobs to go as F&P shuts Auckland factory
15/08/07Electronics factory relocation to Thailand for Fisher & Paykel Appliances
15/08/07Home ownership rate 'to tumble further'
13/08/07Supporting business, big or small - NZTE
13/08/07Flexible work hours bill punishes businesses
11/08/07Investor value gap coming home
08/08/07FBL 2007 Annual Results
08/08/07Fletcher building profit up a whopping 28 per cent
07/08/07Fletcher building looking good
06/08/07Residents living near wood plant will soon breathe easy
05/08/07Chris Trotter: Smug National's leader is not ready
03/08/07Govt Depts Criticised; Small business
03/08/07Fletcher to close plant due to strong NZ currency (update 1)
02/08/07Now the proof: Work stress make people mentally ill
02/08/07Feltex directors chased for $20 million
31/07/07CHH head office goes to Aussie firm in $300m property sellout
26/07/07Supermarkets 'have good case'
25/07/07Westgate deal may lead to listing
25/07/07Michael Barnett: Why Bollard should do the unexpected
25/07/07Fran O'Sullivan: Be your own man, Govenor
25/07/07Job losses loom as Kiwi dollar climbs
25/07/07Fletcher put aside private equity bid
21/07/07Fran O'Sullivan: Parties should unite on dollar
19/07/07Cullen hits at action to stop rise in interest
17/07/07Pod bid proves hard for some
11/07/07Sportswear firm inches closer to winning fashion company
10/07/07New woes put more heat on Pak'nSave store
10/07/07LWR confident of takeover bid's success
08/07/07Feltex directors in the gun again
06/07/07Goodman Fielder takes next steps in Kiwi consolidation
06/07/07Director's Fees on Rise But Still Lag Australia
06/07/07Dilemma 'wake-up call' for caucus
06/07/0710 years on, NZ remembers Asian crisis
04/07/07Dollar to ride high 'all year'
03/07/07How to keep staff happy: give them more money
03/07/07Wesfarmers pays NZ$24.5b for Coles
03/07/07Freightways buys into Christchurch firm
29/06/07Shareholders treated like peas in a Pod
26/06/07Sale of 50% stake in 'The Base' Retail Complex to Tainui Group Holdings
26/06/07Employment contact difficulties predicted with Kiwisaver
26/06/07A nation in hock: When wages never quite spread far enough
23/06/07Squeeze on landlords
16/06/07Punts by IRG: Relentless predator
14/06/07Trade group focuses on Japan
13/06/07Japanese won't let Bollard clip kiwi's wings
13/06/07PM says trade barriers likely for countries that ignore warming
12/06/07Warehouse's food plan under fire
10/06/07Miserable bunch of deniers
07/06/07Woolworths sets its Warehouse price
06/06/07100 Skellerup jobs may go in revamp
06/06/07Red Shed ruling looks likely to block sale
06/06/07Retail chain in $228m property sale deal
04/06/07Yes or no for Warehouse bid
02/06/07Property defies forecasts and fundamentals
01/06/07Bain pulls out of group bidding for Coles
31/05/07The great sell-off
31/05/07Mainfreight ready to expand
31/05/07Popular Pod gets another takeover offer
30/05/07Financial result for the twelve months ended March 2007 (unaudited)
29/05/07Hart ends year with $3.5 billion splurge
25/05/07Fletcher Building booms on back of Formica buy
25/05/07Warehouse decision put off for two weeks
25/05/07Postie Plus continues in recovery mode
24/05/07Morgan's not on the money
24/05/07Ray Green: Malls place unfair rules on retailers
24/05/07Pay rates rise 5.5pc but confidence in staff falls
23/05/07Fletcher makes $1b acquisition
22/05/07Test
22/05/07National frieght costs to rise
22/05/07Morgan calls for safer scheme
22/05/07Filipino activist in New Zealand before president's arrival
21/05/07Farmers, freight industry attack fuel tax
20/05/07Kiwisaver a struggle for poor
20/05/07Nerves all around for Warehouse bidders
18/05/07Savers will be lured by tax sweeteners
18/05/07Good things for those who wait
18/05/07Think twice about phoning home from work
18/05/07NZ 'starting to learn' about success
18/05/07Scheme could drive house market higher
18/05/07Kiwisaver asks a lot of bosses
18/05/07Industrial strife foreseen over revised KiwiSaver
18/05/07 Budget Sparks Concerns About Industrial Relations
18/05/07Budget 07: Taxman closes in on property speculators
18/05/07Coles sets final bid date and reports flat sales
17/05/07Hospital workers issued with lockout notices
17/05/07Kiwi Income Property Trust to focus on portfolio
17/05/07KIP Trust lifts profit
17/05/07Shops to stay closed on Easter Sunday
17/05/07Te Ururoa Flavell: Easter Trading speech
15/05/07Big Save goes into BAT for the bay with jobs
11/05/07Tesco expected to pull out of Coles bid
11/05/07Children offered breakfast to start school day
11/05/07St John sets record straight
11/05/07Paramedic cut is a fight this region can’t really afford to lose
10/05/07Taupo MDF plant will not be rebuilt
10/05/07Ambulance single-crewing figures ‘a myth’
10/05/07Supermarkets to cut down on plastic bags
09/05/07Gisborne staffing change seems ‘crazy’ after Wairoa’s experience
09/05/07Concerns at ‘dilution’ of paramedic services here
07/05/07Subway calls cops over drink-sharing
04/05/07Trucks involved in fewer fatal crashes
04/05/07Stock takes: Omens for sale
04/05/07Westfield puts two Auckland malls on the market
03/05/07Bill to change Easter trading laws defeated
03/05/07Government urged to tread carefully on house prices
01/05/07Hellaby may sell Hannahs, Discount Shoe Warehouse
30/04/07Heated debate but Government cool on inflation talks
29/04/07Cross-party talks called to aid manufacturers
29/04/07Fran O'Sullivan: It's time to pull together
29/04/07EPMU: Urgent manufacturing review needed
29/04/07Niche work is key to future of manufacturing
29/04/07Love tryst hits St John service
28/04/07Union boss fears copycat exodus
28/04/07Govt defends exporter policies as F&P moves offshore
28/04/07Liam Dann: Go ahead, make my day, I said. All I got was tea leaves
27/04/07Woolies 'in talks on Coles bid'
27/04/07No jobs guaranteed at F&P
27/04/07Stock takes: Still kicking
27/04/07No jobs guaranteed at F&P
26/04/07Signs ban 'part of Labour ploy to muzzle National'
26/04/07Ground swell petition opposes Easter shop trading
26/04/07A bob three ways on Warehouse outcome
26/04/07F&P closure 'wake up call for the Government' - union
25/04/07House prices leave rents behind
24/04/07Commission targets sawmill managers in label case
23/04/07Runaway house costs put acid on Government
23/04/07Clark warning over Anzac dollar support
23/04/07Anzac currency 'means Aussie dollar for NZ'
23/04/07UK supermarkets are 'driving down wages of world's poorest workers'
23/04/07Column on High Cost of Housing
23/04/07Budget to link tax breaks to Kiwisaver
22/04/07Unions plan cash pool to win votes
21/04/07Easter bill seen as form of bullying
21/04/07Brian Gaynor: GPG's generous directors set up a conflict
20/04/07GPG banks $194m in sale
20/04/07Palms shopping mall shrouded in secrecy
20/04/07Housing crisis: Investors, developers, councils, immigrants all blamed
18/04/07Woolworths keen on Coles' assets
18/04/07Employees want bosses to show them the money
18/04/07Woolies grocery sales hit $1b
18/04/07Woolies keeps its cool on Coles
16/04/07Plentiful jobs pump house values
16/04/07Coles overvalued says ex-Woolies Boss
16/04/07AMP Shopping Centre Fund acquires Christchurch shopping centre
15/04/07KiwiSaver shock take
15/04/07In Darwin's dollar world its survival of the fittest
15/04/07Transport boss can still smell the diesel
15/04/07China takes aim at economic reform
15/04/07Have you got a friend if private equity is on patrol
12/04/07Warehouse shares to jump with takeover
12/04/07Strong sales boost Harvey Norman
12/04/07Clothes-maker boosts Canterbury focus
12/04/07IMF warns of private equity risks
11/04/07The great Coles trolley derby begins
11/04/07Change of tune but Marbecks name stays
11/04/07Coles leaps as KKR looks to trump bid
11/04/07Whisper Tech's Europe move to cost more jobs in Christchurch
10/04/07Too much leverage can sink your ship
10/04/07Coles says no to Wesfamers
09/04/07Easter trading faces revamp
09/04/07Sainsbury's staff miss out on £200m as CVC bid falters
08/04/07Union angry that retailers again defying Easter trading laws
07/04/07Price of success - what our chief executives earn
05/04/07Bid for Coles puts spotlight on Warehouse
05/04/07Dollar blamed as 140 jobs go
05/04/07Manufacturers predict more jobs will be lost
05/04/07Shop sacked NZ hope for Miss Universe title
04/04/07Factory closures cost Christchurch 140 jobs
04/04/07Rich steadily getting richer
04/04/07Mainfreight shortlists US targets
04/04/07GPG to get $15.8m windfall
04/04/07Surprise share raid could set off Coles war
04/04/07Goyder pulls Coles out of a deep hole
04/04/07Wesfarmers to take on Woolies
02/04/07Mainfreight sells Pan Orient Project Logistics and its 75% shareholding in LEP (New Zealand and Australia) for over A$83 million
02/04/07Marie Leadbeater: Timber imports cost the earth
02/04/07Fuel-tax buying spree after Govt gives just two days' notice
01/04/07Under the shadow of the big box
01/04/07Retailers plot a new course
31/03/07Anne Sherry is banking on a life
31/03/07Summer rains on retail
30/03/07Foreign owned banks prosper as deficit grows
30/03/07Tauranga tipped to sink port merger
29/03/07Watchdog again delays ruling on Warehouse bid
29/03/07Give executives cash incentives not share options
29/03/0745 new stores add cinema, food and fun to mega mall
29/03/07Bosses better paid in the public sector
29/03/07Canterbury woman takes parents to court over pay
28/03/07Kiwi bosses avoid the risk of performance-based pay
28/03/07Borders trading on
28/03/07Takeovers Code is revisited
28/03/07NZ Borders bookshops may be sold
28/03/07Commisson delay may spark pre-emptive bidding
28/03/07Survey shows crisis in home affordability
28/03/07Bid to be biggest pharmacy
28/03/07Kiwi income property says portfolio revalued up by $210m
28/03/07KPIT Records $210 million revaluation gain
27/03/07Supermarket criticised over accidents memo
27/03/07Life Pharmacy considers takeover of Pharmacy Brands
27/03/07Cool summer hits clothing sales
27/03/07Clothing retailer sales take an early winter dip
26/03/07NZ equities undervalued, says US fund mangager
26/03/07Central city office blocks hot property
26/03/07Russians boost NZ forestry
26/03/07Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Limited: For half year to 1/2/2007 Consolidated Operating Statement
25/03/07NZ infrastructure a train wreck
25/03/07Tax snub for self-employed
25/03/07Duke of retail fights back
24/03/07Business commuity criticises decision
24/03/07Sylvia Park rivals waiting for the rush
24/03/07Red Shed looks at Oz buys
23/03/07Postie Plus posts near $500,000 loss
22/03/07Coles Australia plans three-way sale split
22/03/07Supermarket earns dubious honour
22/03/07CEOs expect more profit despite flat economy
22/03/07Single benefits falling far behind wages
21/03/07Foodstuffs plan to add nine liquor stores
20/03/07Swazi, Norsewear lure urban trade
20/03/07Carter Holt exec faces fines of up to $1m
20/03/07KiwiSaver is enticing enough now
19/03/07NZX award plan under fire
19/03/07Goff pushes Mexican trade deal
19/03/07NZ faces barriers to free trade deal with US
18/03/07Red Sheds out of the Blue
16/03/07Goodman Fielder cleared to buy River Mill
13/03/07Welcome to Spooky Park
12/03/07Office workers more at risk from clots than travellers
12/03/07Developments to watch - Supermarket chain calls for fair trade for farmers
11/03/07KiwiSaver milestones
10/03/07Pascoe's golden century
10/03/07Rebel Sport shareholders closer to blocking deal
09/03/07Warehouse reports $61m first half profit
09/03/07Bollard not expecting big KiwiSaver uptake
07/03/07An Aussie rebel who found her cause
04/03/07Business Chat: Freighways' Dean Bracewell delivers the goods
01/03/07NZ's most visited online shopping site last week was Trade Me by a large margin, with more than a million hits
27/02/07Ambulance officers get 'a lot of abuse'
26/02/07Opportunites ahead for public transport
26/02/07Brian Rudman: Days of transport free-for-all are numbered
26/02/07Tough rules will force buses to run on time and go green
23/02/07Mainfreight happy to wait for 'fire sales'
22/02/07Mainfreight nine month net profit rose 27pc
20/02/07Pumpkin Patch half-year profit rises
20/02/07Infratil lifts profit by 215 per cent
19/02/07Warehouse deal a boost for Morgan's new venture
19/02/07Union urges MPs to vote against Easter trading bill
16/02/07Brian Rudman: Electrification battle seems to be won
15/02/07Fletcher upbeat despite slowdown
15/02/07Steel & Tube blames economy for proft fall
15/02/07Kirkcaldie & Stains Limited; Managing director's speech to 2007 annual meeting
14/02/07Fletcher Building half-year profit up 2 per cent
12/02/07Who is at fault when staff don't perform?
12/02/07Infratil threatens to quit
12/02/07Fletcher Building set for profit rise
08/02/07Southland saw mill not shutting down
08/02/07Freightways makes $16.5m profit
08/02/07Big payday for Gattung
08/02/07Editorial: Remember who pays ferryman
08/02/07Forestry mill owner pins hopes on new market
07/02/07Wal-Mart faces historic sex bias case
07/02/07Freightways first half net profit up to $13.7m
07/02/07Superstore shareholders told to hold out
07/02/07Two Islands, Two Transport Hubs
06/02/07Wage growth figures add up to headache for Reserve Bank
06/02/07We'll do better says Briscoe boss
05/02/07Store Layout
01/02/07Woolies on form with 155pc growth
31/01/07Tesco plan 'should not kneecap NZ exporters'
31/01/07Buyout offer PEPs up Veda shares
31/01/07Toll NZ Update
30/01/07No redundancy relief for SI mill workers
30/01/07Few firms ready for KiwiSaver
26/01/07Weather blamed for Hallenstein Glasson slump
26/01/07Hallenstein adds to tales of woe on summer sales
25/01/07Foreign cash helps Pumpkin Patch defy high dollar
25/01/07Blood will flow in Red Shed stoush
23/01/07Smooth talk from Woolworths
22/01/07Retail decline confirms rate expectations
21/01/07Tindall is tipped to up ante
21/01/07Anybody's business flagship store for a watertight brand
18/01/07Izone selling fast
18/01/07Goodman Fielder moves to acquire River Mill
17/01/07Warehouse war goes on
17/01/07Mainfreight's halcyon days
14/01/07Retail trouble in store for borrowers
10/01/07Food giant slices NZ division
03/01/07Confirmation of the Purchase Price for New Zealand Dairy Foods
27/12/06Time to catch up with the wage lag
26/12/06Leading questions: Jonathan Ling
22/12/06Union shares Fire Service concern for cleaners' safety
20/12/06Pascoe persists
19/12/06Union wants minimum wage fixed at two thirds of average wage
19/12/06$1 an hour wage boost for low paid
11/12/06Thinking outside the box
08/12/06New Clemenger retail agency slips under the radar
08/12/06Bluebird sale to US giant caps big year for Hart
04/12/06NZ retailers sue banks over card fees
28/11/06Retailer shredded by profit forecast
28/11/06Profile: John Key
25/11/06Big picture gives the best perspective
24/11/06Doubts cast on justification for Postie Plus directors' fee rise
17/11/06KIPT Interim Result and Distribution Upgrade
15/11/06Money for Fletcher directors boosted
08/11/06Good prospects in retail without a loan
28/10/06Farmers' new boss, new direction
14/10/06LWR to build Stirling arm
13/10/06Trading laws disrupt mother's life
21/09/06Bakery to shut doors after 75 years
19/09/06Slowdown, what slowdown? Retailers snap up mall space
14/09/06NZ's Briscoe Grp H1 profit rises 21 percent
07/09/06Staff vital asset for clothing firm
05/09/06Egg firm believed to have poached Fonterra contract
31/08/06Air NZ takes a different route
28/08/06Concentration of supermarket power disadvantages NZ producers
26/08/06Brian Gaynor: Two rich men, two very different styles
21/08/06Stirling Sports expands in revamp
19/08/06John Roughan: Young pay for lack of capital gains tax
02/08/06K-Mart to keep name in NZ, says owner
26/07/06Rival miffed at missed chance to acquire Mana
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Philip Carter
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Anne and David Norman
21/07/06The NBR Rich LIst 2006 - Timothy Glasson
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Graeme Hart
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Eric Watson
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Stephen Tindall
21/07/06The NBR Rich List 2006 - Yarrow family
21/07/06The NBR Rich LIst 2006 - Rod Duke
06/07/06Mana suitors line up for Wellington market
27/06/06Companies wake up to food handling risk
27/06/06Mainfreight on acquisitions mission
13/06/06Malls to get even more "mega" says researcher
06/06/06Should I stay or should I go
31/05/06The Warehouse Extra announces café and bakery partners
17/05/06Shopkeeper with lots in store
14/05/06Tills ring again at Farmers new owners turn chain around
10/05/06LWR climbs into merino wear
06/05/06Record profit for Kiwi Income Property Trust
18/04/06The Warehouse Cellars introduces great brands at great prices
16/02/06Mayor says V8 deal not yet sealed
21/12/05City firm cheers Ohura students
03/12/05Mayors back $12 minimum wage
03/11/05More fallout from Building Depot collapse
31/10/05More Kmart stores planned
28/10/05Hart set to make $240m in 2 months
07/10/05Goodman Fielder share float a boon for investors
30/09/05Graeme Hart cooks up bread and butter offering
01/06/05Australia - Road and Rail
16/05/05Bus talks go nowhere as sides work to avert more strikes
17/01/05Market forces claim popular trading place
07/08/04Sure to rise - confident Hart's recipe for success
05/08/04A natural for all things financial
15/04/04Win some, lose some in China trade talks
26/02/04Union sees LWR making Canty tops
01/11/03With God on his side
10/10/03Farmers Finance to be Acquired
02/10/03Gradual tariff cuts planned
18/07/03Retailer has never bought better
09/07/03Time off a matter best left to workers, bosses
23/11/02Respecter of staff
20/10/02Skills crisis at fashion's cutting edge
26/09/02Big plans for growth
18/07/02NZ's fibre finesse gathers force
17/07/01Thirty jobs to be cut at Jockey plant
15/05/01Clothing workers victim of free trade policy
14/03/00LWR 'committed' to Chch
04/05/99Rail village ready for spruce-up
10/07/98Forlong's wipes debt on chattels