Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Borders under fire from Commerce Commission
Newstalk ZBIt follows ads before Christmas which stated customers would receive $20 in vouchers for every $75 they spent. However small print that most people did not notice said customers could only redeem one ...
Warehouse may issue bond offer
Newstalk ZBThe offer is expected to open late next month. The discount retailer says the proceeds of the five-year bonds will be used for for purposes such as redeeming existing debt, extending debt, placing fu...
Painkillers withdrawn after safety review
Newstalk ZBParadex and Capadex contain the drug dextropropoxyphene. Medsafe says it is pulling the medicines after a review into their safety and efficiency found their risks outweigh their benefits. General m...
John Key's speech - the main points
National Business ReviewThere was quite a bit of detail, but for the first half of Mr Key's speech what is detailed isn’t new, and what is new is vague. But then he started talking about education, and things warmed up.
PM: Conservation areas tagged for possible mining
TVNZThe government is to consider removing protection for some areas of conservation land so they can be mined, Prime Minister John Key says. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee last year controversially st...
Govt keen for shake up of tertiary education sector
TVNZGovernment and education The government is signalling a shake up of the tertiary education sector with Prime Minister John Key highlighting it as an area to be targeted this year. Key, during his...
Prison staff protest privatisation move outside parliament
TVNZCorrections Department employees protested outside Parliament on Tuesday over a proposal to privatise two Auckland prisons. A bill allowing the privatisation of prisons was passed under urgency in ...
Brian Fallow: Little force in Key's speech
New Zealand HeraldTax, the prime minister proclaims, is a powerful lever for the Government to boost the economy's performance. It's a pity then that instead of grasping that lever he is proposing to just crook his li...
John Armstrong: Key's quick march little more than a crawl
New Zealand HeraldJohn Key's promised quick march towards economic nirvana still looks like progressing at little more than a crawl. Those expecting something special in the Government's new economic plan which will p...
Key speech - the main points
New Zealand HeraldTAX REFORMPossible reductions to the top personal tax rate. No proposals for a land tax, comprehensive capital gains tax, or new tax on residential investment properties. There will however, be chan...
Latest updates: Goff's response
New Zealand HeraldOpposition leader Phil Goff has given his reply after Prime Minister John Key delivered his first Parliamentary speech of the year, outlining his Government's policy programme. nzherald.co.nz has b...
Latest updates: PM's speech
New Zealand HeraldPrime Minister John Key is giving his first Parliamentary speech of the year, outlining his Government's policy programme for the year. Stay with nzherald.co.nz as we bring you the latest updates.
GST hike, tax cuts tipped - Key
New Zealand HeraldA rise in GST to 15 per cent has been strongly signalled in the Prime Minister's statement to Parliament but it would be offset by across-the-board cuts in personal tax. Benefits, superannuation and ...
Will the Government's proposed economic changes help the economy?
New Zealand HeraldA rise in GST to 15 per cent has been strongly signalled in the Prime Minister's statement to Parliament but it would be offset by across-the-board cuts in personal tax. Benefits, superannuation and ...
Imprisoned Kiwi begs Rudd for help
New Zealand HeraldA New Zealander who has spent 18 months in a squalid Jakarta jail without trial has pleaded for help from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Robert James McNeice, a 44-year-old dual citizen of Aus...
Imprisoned Kiwi begs Rudd for help
New Zealand HeraldA New Zealander who has spent 18 months in a squalid Jakarta jail without trial has pleaded for help from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Robert James McNeice, a 44-year-old dual citizen of Aus...
Painkillers to be removed from NZ market
New Zealand HeraldTwo lines of painkillers are to be removed from the New Zealand market. Paradex and Capadex contain the drug dextropropoxyphene. Medsafe says it is pulling the medicines after a review into their sa...
Brian Fallow: Little force in Key's speech
New Zealand HeraldTax, the prime minister proclaims, is a powerful lever for the Government to boost the economy's performance. It's a pity then that instead of grasping that lever he is proposing to just crook his li...
Key speech - the main points
New Zealand HeraldTAX REFORMPossible reductions to the top personal tax rate. No proposals for a land tax, comprehensive capital gains tax, or new tax on residential investment properties. There will however, be chan...
John Armstrong: Key's quick march little more than a crawl
New Zealand HeraldJohn Key's promised quick march towards economic nirvana still looks like progressing at little more than a crawl. Those expecting something special in the Government's new economic plan which will p...
Latest updates: Goff's response
New Zealand HeraldOpposition leader Phil Goff has given his reply after Prime Minister John Key delivered his first Parliamentary speech of the year, outlining his Government's policy programme. nzherald.co.nz has b...
Latest updates: PM's speech
New Zealand HeraldPrime Minister John Key has delivered his first Parliamentary speech of the year, outlining his Government's policy programme for the year. nzherald.co.nz has brought you the latest updates.
GST hike, tax cuts tipped - Key
New Zealand HeraldA rise in GST to 15 per cent has been strongly signalled in the Prime Minister's statement to Parliament but it would be offset by across-the-board cuts in personal tax. Benefits, superannuation and ...
Million Dollar Investment Into Omega 3 Company
ScoopTuesday, 9 February 2010, 3:17 pm Press Release: Manawatu Investment Group Million Dollar Investment Into Omega 3 Company Manawatu Investment Group (MIG) has successfully led an investment in ...
Certus Appoints Manager For New Line Of Business
ScoopTuesday, 9 February 2010, 2:46 pm Press Release: Certus Solutions Certus Appoints Manager For New Line Of Business In New Zealand MarketAUCKLAND, 09 February 2010: Certus Solutions, Australasi...
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