Tuesday, 5 April 2016

A2 Milk sets out changes imposed by Chinese regulators

The company said the dairy product now accounts for 53 percent of group revenue.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/a2-milk-sets-out-changes-imposed-chinese-regulators-b-187172

Steel & Tube imposes new testing regime on seismic mesh, warns of supply shortages

The company had admitted using the logo of independent testing laboratory Holmes Solutions on its steel mesh for four years.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/steel-tube-imposes-new-testing-regime-seismic-mesh-warns-supply-shortages-b-187170

Cullen dismisses Greens’ claim Kiwibank sale is first step to privatisation

“There’s no backdoor route to privatisation, there’s no conspiracy here” – New Zealand Post Group Chair Sir Michael Cullen. With special feature audio.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/cullen-dismisses-greens-claim-kiwibank-sale-first-step-privatisation-cg-p-187164

Taxpayer funds F&P Appliance's R&D push to tune of $15m+

The good news: The Chinese-owned F&P Appliances has hired more than it's fired during its NZ re-focus on R&D. The bad news: you're picking up the tab. With special feature audio.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/taxpayer-funds-fp-appliances-rd-push-tune-15m

NZ business R&D spending increased last year, but costs, lack of resources seen as impediments

The BusinessOperations Survey: 2015 shows total R&D spending rose by about $200 million from 2014 to $1.4 billion.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-business-rd-spending-increased-last-year-costs-lack-resources-seen-impediments-b-187166

F&P Appliances local manufacturing dies as R&D steps up

The East Tamaki plant survived much longer than initially thought. With special feature audio.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/fp-appliances-plugs-more-rd-manufacturing-dies-cs-p-187162

NZ Post part-sale of Kiwibank keeps its credit rating safe, but bank's could be cut

Standard & Poor's said if the transaction is finalised by the end of June.



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http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-post-part-sale-kiwibank-keeps-its-credit-rating-safe-banks-could-be-cut-b-187161