Forum Archive Index - March 2002

[Will Bryant <will@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, a selection of articles from this week's NBR are online 
now.  This week:

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Judge imposes media gag in NeuronZ case

The High Court at Auckland this week blocked The National Business Review 
reporting a secret trial involving high-flying biotech research company NeuronZ

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/2f701d38

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PRG borrows to buy Bendon

Listed retailer Pacific Retail Group said yesterday it would fund its 
purchase of lingerie marketer Bendon through bank debt

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/fd1aac7f

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Fonterra provides details of Nestle dairy partnership

Dairy co-operative giant Fonterra this week fleshed out last August's 
announcement of a North and South American strategic joint venture with Nestle

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/b126f327

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Security setup dogs Wilson Neill receiver

The complex network of covenants and cross-guarantees linking Wilson 
Neill's assets will make the company's receivership very tricky, broker DF 
Mainland said yesterday

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/0bf55696

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DF Mainland happy to get out of bed for under $10m

Second-tier broker DF Mainland is spying small company opportunities left 
by the departure of blue chip broking giants such as Merrill Lynch and JP 
Morgan

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/71a454f0

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Mortgage company trades on as director faces sentence

Contributory Mortgage Investments continues to advertise for investors' 
money despite one of its directors being found guilty of criminal charges 
involving contributory mortgages

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/32af88c3

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Food manufacturing outs the country's best

We know people get excited by the All Blacks, the Black Caps and the 
America's Cup. But how do they react to business success?

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/93f883a4

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Westland looks offshore

Westland Milk Products' new chief executive, Barry Richardson, is eyeing up 
potential overseas clients while cultivating a commercial relationship with 
the company's biggest customer and rival, Fonterra Co-operative Group

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/bc2cbe35

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Dull first quarter sees mixture of sharemarket rises and falls

The first three months of 2002 were a ho-hum period for the New Zealand 
sharemarket

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/b4f19323

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Waste Management sees the green light

One sign of a good company is its ability to respond to market forces

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/689c33e3

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Easter break adds minor irritation to March 31 financial year calculation

The four-day Easter break coincides with March 31 for the first time since 
1997 and should be an interesting time for companies and investment markets

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/65d95ca7

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Air New Zealand lacks the grunt to catch up to its fleeter foes

Air New Zealand has reported a new two-year plan to return to 
profitability. This may or may not be good news to long-suffering shareholders

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/5c2cc39d

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Sky TV changes gear as foes turn friends

Will Shoeshine's colleagues in the financial media ever get their heads 
around the pay TV business model?

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/d41ec9a1

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Will Bryant                                 ShareChat technical manager
will@sharechat.co.nz                        http://www.sharechat.co.nz/


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