Friday, 22 January 2021

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  • Higher Accommodation Prices Contribute To Inflation

    10:59 | 22/1/21
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    Higher prices for domestic accommodation, building a new home, and used cars led to a 0.5 percent lift in the consumers price index in the December 2020 quarter, keeping annual inflation at 1.4 percent, Stats NZ said today. On a quarterly basis, ... more»
  • 2021 Will Redefine The 21st Century – Accenture Report

    09:41 | 22/1/21
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    As the Covid-19 crisis redefines how economies and society as a whole function, human ingenuity has sparked a wave of innovation set to be the blueprint for the decades to come, according to a new report from global professional services firm Accenture. more»
  • Mercury Quarterly Operational Update

    08:59 | 22/1/21
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    Three months ended 31 December 2020 HYDRO GENERATION FLAT, LAKE TAUPO STORAGE LIFTED PRIOR TO SEASONALLY LOW INFLOW PERIOD Mercury's hydro generation for the quarter was flat versus the prior comparable period as Mercury lifted hydro storage leading ... more»
  • Air New Zealand Adds Extra Capacity For Waitangi Day Weekend

    07:44 | 22/1/21
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    Air New Zealand has added capacity to its domestic network over Waitangi Day weekend as the airline continues to see strong demand from customers exploring Aotearoa throughout the summer months. More than 7,300 seats have been added on the domestic network ... more»
  • Job Market Begins 2021 In Good Shape

    07:01 | 22/1/21
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    After a year of uncertainty, New Zealand’s job market came out of 2020 looking considerably better than expected, according to analysis of over 55,500 vacancies listed on Trade Me Jobs for the quarter ending 31 December 2020. Trade Me Jobs spokesperson ... more»
  • 14th Asian Financial Forum Attracts 63,000-plus Viewers

    17:13 | 21/1/21
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    Co-organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 14th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on Tuesday (1/19). Running on the theme "Reshaping the World Economic ... more»
  • Workplace Health And Safety: 2020 In Review

    16:23 | 21/1/21
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    What has dominated the discussion? This year, COVID-19 has obviously dominated workplace health and safety. Aside from the risk of contracting the virus, COVID-19 has presented new and increased risks for PCBUs as business models and practices have had to adapt ... more»
  • Z Energy Upgrades Customer Experience Across NZ

    14:21 | 21/1/21
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    Transaction Network Services (TNS) has announced a new partnership with Z Energy —New Zealand’s leading fuel retailer — to enhance their retail customer experience through TNS Secure SD-WAN, which leverages Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution to ... more»
  • Kiwi Hospitality Businesses ‘chomping At The Bit’ To Invest In Food Safety Technology

    12:55 | 21/1/21
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    A Queenstown company is going from strength to strength with its food safety app as New Zealand’s hospitality sector continues to invest in digital tools to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability. The Kiwi-owned and operated ‘Chomp’ app ... more»
  • Graham Norton Launches New Sparkling Rosé As Prosecco Sales Soar

    07:11 | 21/1/21
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    Graham Norton and Invivo announce the launch of a new sparkling rosé wine from Italy, set to arrive in New Zealand just in time for summer. The new pink bubbly - a collaboration between Graham Norton and Kiwi wine company Invivo & Co ... more»
  • Air New Zealand’s First Quarantine-Free Flight From Rarotonga Takes Off

    07:02 | 21/1/21
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    Air New Zealand’s very first quarantine-free flight from Rarotonga, NZ941, is now on its way to New Zealand, having departed at 7:45 am local time. The flight is due to land at 11:10am NZT today at Auckland International Airport. Air New Zealand ... more»
  • Queenstown Set To Continue As New Zealand’s Residential Property ‘barometer’ - With New Auctions Announced

    06:31 | 21/1/21
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    Two of the homes which sold under the auctioneers’ hammer at Bayleys Queenstown’s last mega one-day sell-down – 28 Myles Way which sold for $1.422million and 4 Banbury Terrace which sold for $950,000. Two of the homes which sold under the auctioneers’ ... more»
  • Pfizer-BioNTech And Moderna To Earn $14.7B From COVID-19 Vaccines Sales By 2023

    16:03 | 20/1/21
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    The year 2021 is set to become quite a year for the pharma companies leading the COVID-19 vaccine race, with significant revenues on the line. As some of the most significant players in the market, pharma giants Pfizer and Moderna are set for the ... more»
  • Is The Current Market Sustainable?

    14:41 | 20/1/21
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    Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 17 more lifestyle property sales (+0.6%) for the three months ended December 2020 than for the three months ended November 2020. Overall, there were 3,071 lifestyle ... more»
  • 2020 Closes On A Healthy Note

    14:37 | 20/1/21
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    Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 175 more farm sales (+50.7%) for the three months ended December 2020 than for the three months ended December 2019. Overall, there were 520 farm sales in the three ... more»
Global Indices
CodeLastChange
COMP13,531740.55%
DJI31,176120.04%
SP5003,85310.03%
DAX13,4662361.78%
FTSE7,48850.07%
NI22522,4204081.86%
TWI73.210.080.11%
Currencies
CodeLastChange
EURUSD1.2170.0050.40%
NZDUSD0.72220.00310.43%
AUDUSD0.77650.00020.03%
NZDAUD0.92990.00360.39%