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US company takes on NZ publishing platform, writers
Fri 6:02PM NZPA Finance

Silicon Valley-based "ebook" company Smashwords has bought Wellington's BookHabit, a distribution platform for independent authors and publishers. Read more...

NZ dollar falls to two-week low as rates bet shifts
Fri 5:08PM Reuters Finance News, New Zealand

* Kiwi extends losses to two-week low on cooling rates view Read more...

Data shows decline in manufacturing jobs
Fri 3:47PM NZPA Finance

New detailed data from Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) shows that jobs in the manufacturing industry fell by 4. Read more...

NZ dollar steady, swaps rally as rates bet shifts
Fri 1:48PM Reuters Finance News, New Zealand

* Kiwi around opening level $0.7302/07, after dipping to $0.7273 in offshore trade, the lowest since Nov. 9, as risk appetite slumped on an uncerta... Read more...

Trading halt on PGG Wrightson shares
Fri 11:41AM NZPA Finance

Shares in rural services company PGG Wrightson have been placed on a trading halt, and the company has called a briefing at noon today in Auckland. Read more...

NZ dollar falls as risk appetite ebbs; bonds flat
Fri 9:07AM Reuters Finance News, New Zealand

* Kiwi around $0.7302/10, compared with $0.7369/73 in late local trade on Thursday. It fell to $0.7273 in offshore trade, the lowest since Nov. 11.... Read more...

NZ dollar tumbles further
Fri 8:57AM NZPA Finance

The New Zealand dollar continued tumbling through much of the night amid a pullback in risk appetite as global economic data fails to live up to ex... Read more...

Test oil wells to be drilled near Gisborne
Fri 8:57AM NZPA Finance

Oil exploration company Trans-Orient is planning to drill three shallow test wells in the Waitangi Hill area to the north of Gisborne. Read more...

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