New Zealand bad for business
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SO another series is over and more bouquets deservedly are coming the way of this redoubtable Australian cricket team. Yesterday, Ricky Ponting held aloft the Trans-Tasman Trophy after another
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Some of the world's most treasured destinations are in peril. Many are being trashed by mass tourism, with an assist from indifferent government policies and greedy developers. Among them:  _Easter Island.
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It wouldn't be good for either company. Here's why.
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New Zealand is to amend its laws so that babies born there to non-resident parents do not automatically receive citizenship. Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins says of the 57,000 babies born each year
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It sounds worse than it is. RBC Financial Group has downgraded Manitoba&#39;s GDP prospects for 2004 to 3.1% from 4.1%, blaming weaker than expected employment growth and a bad summer for farmers.
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New Zealand business confidence fell for a third month in October as rising interest rates slow construction and a stronger local dollar crimps the incomes of farmers and exporters.
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Business & money: Business leaders oppose stronger powers to investigate breaches.
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Auckland International Airport , operator of New Zealand's main international gateway, rejected a Canadian fund's NZ$1.8 billion ($1.4 billion) offer for up to a 40 percent stake, saying it was too low, would raise debt levels and the fund lacked expertise in running airports.
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Businesses are starting to sour on Asia and turning to Latin America and the U.S. for IT services.
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Business & money: Management overhaul after service became so bad commuters refused to pay their fares.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark warned that the world would not forgive Japan if it failed to move a crippled whaling ship and consequently caused an environmental disaster.
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Business & money: Performers and labels attack government's decision not to extend protection beyond 50 years.
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And a very happy new year to you too... The economic outlook for the UK is looking as bad as at any time since the dot-com crash of 2001.â¦
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RUGBY in the Pacific Islands has been dealt a huge blow after they were left out of a major shake-up in the southern hemisphereâs premier tournaments yesterday.
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Comment is free: Will Hutton: The government must act firmly to control an industry that destabilises all our lives with its naked pursuit of huge profits
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Foreign-owned banks will have to put about $1.7 billion in extra capital into their New Zealand businesses under new tax rules, officials believe.
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A company that does a poor job of bringing in cash, even if it's selling lots of stuff, should be avoided.