Forum Archive Index - April 2002

["The ShareChat Team" <info@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, here's the summary of the ShareChat News from yesterday. 

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Graeme Hart in $119M Fonterra deal

Majority Burns Philp owner Graeme Hart is setting foot in the New Zealand dairy 
sector after agreeing to purchase 50% of Palmerston North-based Dairy Foods 
from Fonterra

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/ab0399c1

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Government surplus strengthens

Higher tax income helped the government to increase its budget surplus for the 
eight months ended February and the trend is expected to continue

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/2b33f2a2

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Modest rate rises predicted

Despite the recent hike in the official cash rate New Zealand's largest fund 
manager is picking that the current interest rate cycle will remain mild

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/ef57b6e8

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NZOG sells part of Otter stake to Normandy

Australian mining company Normandy NFM has failed to reach the 90% compulsory 
acquisition level for Otter Gold despite a last-minute sale of shares by New 
Zealand Oil & Gas

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/46328532

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Bank notes get top marks

The introduction of polymer bank notes in New Zealand two years ago has been 
labelled a success by the Reserve Bank which says they are costing less to 
issue and proving harder to forge than the old paper notes

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/f6a66ce5

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Weekly Diary for Monday 8th April 2002

A summary of dividend dates, company meetings, and other important information 
on NZSE listed companies

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/resources/weeklydiary/article.php/cb5ea6af


Best Regards

The ShareChat Team

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