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Pushpay to raise $13.8 million from shareholders
Payment Technologies

Pushpay to raise $13.8 million from shareholders

NZ mobile payment app developer Pushpay Holdings aims to raise $13.8m from shareholders through discounted share offer.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
Rex Bionics widens full-year loss as commercialisation costs rise
Rex Bionics

Rex Bionics widens full-year loss as commercialisation costs rise

Rex Bionics Plc, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, said higher costs to commercialise its robotic exoskeletons.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
SkyCity backs down, will stick to $402m convention centre budget
Skycity

SkyCity backs down, will stick to $402m convention centre budget

Casino and hoospitality operator SkyCity Entertainment will go back to the drawing board to design an international convention centre for Auckland.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2015
Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief
Government

Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief

The government has declared drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island, triggering a range of support measures, and said the tax depa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Sky City 1H profit falls 11% as Adelaide weighs
Skycity

Sky City 1H profit falls 11% as Adelaide weighs

Sky City Entertainment Group, New Zealand's only listed casino company, posted an 11 percent decline in first-half profit as it got less benefit th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning
Health Technologies

Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning

Rex Bionics, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's growth-orientated AIM market, almost halved in value last week after it.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
Matakina Technology raises $5.5 mln for export push on breast imaging software
Government funding

Matakina Technology raises $5.5 mln for export push on breast imaging software

Wellington's Matakina Technology secures $5.5m to boost global exports of their pioneering breast imaging software, Volpara.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2014
Sweeter NZ govt film incentive to boost activity, NZFC's Gibson says
Physical Security

Sweeter NZ govt film incentive to boost activity, NZFC's Gibson says

New Zealand's film industry is gearing up for a bumper year as the government's sweeter incentives lures foreign projects and boosts domestic produ.

By Pattrick Smellie • 6 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Government's million-dollar ewaste boost - Updated
Government funding

Government's million-dollar ewaste boost - Updated

The government pledges an extra USD $1 million to tackle electronic waste, funding new recycling depots and a national awareness campaign.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2011
Rural women slam govt broadband plan
Unified Communications

Rural women slam govt broadband plan

The organisation that represents rural households is calling on the government to rethink its $300 million plan to upgrade rural broadband infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jan 2010
Kiwishare scrapped in favour of levy for rural broadband
Unified Communications

Kiwishare scrapped in favour of levy for rural broadband

New Zealand's government scraps the Kiwishare in favour of a levy to fund rural broadband, reallocating NZD $100 million from various sources for better access.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2009

Global Stories

NZ ISPs in YouTube tie-up to drive faster broadband connections
Digital Entertainment

NZ ISPs in YouTube tie-up to drive faster broadband connections

New Zealand internet service providers are part of a multinational drive by global video streaming giant YouTube to push customers to faster landli.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014