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Kiwi Stories

Job Market stories

NZ spending on credit, debit cards rises in March on food, liquor gain

New Zealanders increased their spending on credit and debit cards for a second month in March, led by an increase in consumables such as food and liqu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015

Supply Chain

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Meridian; Fliway drops on debut

New Zealand shares dipped, driven by Meridian's installment payment concerns, while newcomer Fliway Group fell below its offer price on its debut.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015

Government

Fishing company Sanford looks to lay off 232 Christchurch staff

Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company's Christchur.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015

Job Market

The Warehouse Group CEO out, succession plan launched

The Warehouse Group's CEO Mark Powell is officially stepping down some time before Feburary 2016, as part of the company's annual succession planning.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015

DataCentre infrastructure

Solid Energy prepares for more job cuts at Stockton

State-owned coal miner Solid Energy is preparing for more redundancies at its Stockton mine, near Westport, as slumping global prices for coking coal.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015

New Zealand Dollar

NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may decline on greenback strength as RBNZ remains on hold

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week as the greenback strengthens on optimism the US economy is gearing up for interest rate rises.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2015

Job Market

Vocus appoints new CEO for next phase of growth

Vocus Communications has announced Maxine Elliott has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Vocus NZ, effective March 3 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015

Express Data

Dicker Data slashes headcount

Dicker Data cuts 110 jobs post-Express Data merger, incurring AU$4 million in restructure costs, while revenue for the consolidated entity soars 121.8%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015

GeoOp

GeoOp appoints Anna Cicognani as acting head after incoming Ben Foote resigns

GeoOp has appointed Anna Cicognani as acting chief executive, after newly appointed Ben Foote was unable to take the role as head of the business.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2015

Wall Street

World Week Ahead: Greece, Fed minutes, Wal-Mart

This week's attention is firmly on today's start of a two-day meeting of euro-zone finance ministers aimed at negotiating a resolution for Greece's.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015

Douglas Pharmaceuticals

Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover

Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015

Global Stories

Job Market stories

Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power bolsters data centre and power teams

Emerson Network Power, has appointed Mark Deguara as director of Data Centre Solutions. Based in Sydney, Deguara will report to Robert Linsdell.

By Anthony Caruana • 1 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Wearables

While you were sleeping: Wall Street erases earlier gains

Wall Street fell, giving up earlier gains, as investors positioned themselves for the US corporate earnings season.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015

Software Development

Zendesk's ANZ team continues to grow

Zendesk, the software development company, has expanded its ANZ and Asia Pacific team with two new appointments and promoted a key team member.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015

Wall Street

While you were sleeping: US jobs disappoint

US equities slid after a private jobs report showed slower-than-expected growth, prompting concern that the economy might not be a strong as previousl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015

Software-as-a-Service

Zuora heightens focus on ANZ region

Zuora has appointed two new territory account executives based in Sydney to support sales momentum and account management for the company's ANZ growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015

Avaya

Avaya chooses new leader for Asia Pacific region

Avaya has appointed Mike Ansley as its new president of the Asia Pacific region. He will lead business and be responsible for the entire area.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015

Network Infrastructure

Former Symantec boss now heading up Dell Software

Brenton Smith, who previously headed up Symantec locally as managing director and vice president, Pacific, has reappeared at Dell, taking on a new rol.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015