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[sharechat] New NBR articles online now
Hi everyone, a selection of articles from this week's NBR are online
now. This week:
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Kiwis in King Arthur's court?
Movie-making legend Steven Spielberg is considering this country as a
location to shoot a major new mini-series on the life of King Arthur -
despite a lack of tax breaks
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/639dc47e
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Qantas prepares to grab a 25% holding in embattled Air NZ
A $400 million deal in which Qantas would acquire a strategic 25% stake in
Air New Zealand could be announced within weeks
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/3d3d5347
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Ex-CEO's fine covered by insurance
Former Qantas New Zealand chief executive and director Kevin Doddrell has
put his airline days behind him to concentrate on a new venture in the
agriculture industry
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ffed4bf5
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Senior TVNZ management in limbo after Fraser's changes
A power vacuum in senior management of Television New Zealand could last
until November when permanent appointments to two key positions are made
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/b9b66d03
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Seaworks joins the wannabe navy boat building club
Former entrepreneur of the year Bill "I'm no socialist" Day is the latest
to shmooze the government for a piece of the navy's $500 million ship
replacement project
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/757d0294
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Fonterra fairytale ends as milk payouts tumble
Fonterra Co-operative Group's credibility with its 13,000 shareholders went
on the line this week when 2001/02 season milk supply payouts were confirmed
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/d567e8b1
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Westland Milk trumps
One of New Zealand's two remaining independent milk processors, Westland
Milk Products, has again trumped giant milk company Fonterra in its payout
to suppliers
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f158950f
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Truth, wisdom, the constellations and the Cyclops
The Greek legend of Apollo slaying the Cyclops with his arrow (sagitta) was
the inspiration behind the rebranding of Rothschild Australia Asset
Management (RAAM) and Westpac's asset management operations
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f055cf66
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Tranz Rail is on the wrong track
Tranz Rail shareholders looking for better news only received more gloom
this week
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/af5cf40a
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Noel Leeming furniture move
Pacific Retail Group is less than two months away from opening two pilot
furniture stores in Auckland
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ab25078b
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Coca-Cola pays $40m for Rio
Coca-Cola has swallowed local juice maker Rio Beverages for $40 million
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/956d31a6
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NZ holds its top-20 rank in two lists
New Zealand has retained its place in the world's top-20 nations on two
beauty parade lists released yesterday
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/15f27366
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Sharemarket minnow investors trudge toward promised land
The 22 stocks selling at 20c or less are the sobering downside of the New
Zealand share market's satisfactory performance this year
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/a68d858b
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Report Card: Ryman spins but leaves out detail
Retirement homes developer and operator Ryman Healthcare has produced its
first annual report without founder John Ryder as joint managing director
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e9a6afcc
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On the Money: No point hanging about if the recovery proves to be a mirage
One illustrious guest speaker at the Financial Planners & Investment
Advisers Association (FPIA) conference held last week in Palmerston North
was star National Party candidate Don Brash
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ec8f4a86
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Australian giant sets its sights on Auckland industrial land
Australia's largest listed property company, Macquarie Goodman Industrial
Trust, will add more Auckland industrial sites to its portfolio in the next
couple of months
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/1e9f7fbf
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Wellington CBD loses its shine after hitting bottom
International property advisory company DTZ New Zealand is less optimistic
about the future of Wellington's central business district office market
than industry expectations
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/4d3db54b
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Western markets' correction heads toward a slump
Wall Street and the European (but not Asian) markets are in a panic
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/bf620a45
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New Zealand lags US in accountancy standards and safeguard legislation
Telecom's decision to bar its external auditor from providing advisory
services is to be welcomed and should become the norm if credibility in
financial statements is to be enhanced
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c4602322
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Right on deadline
Tower's long-serving chief executive James Boonzaier announced his sudden
retirement at the end of this month after leading the company for 12 years
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e19a9921
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Fletcher Forests shareholders struggle to see wood for trees
Back in the days when sharemarket floats were fashionable, Shoeshine
attended a roadshow presentation by Evergreen Forests
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/56de7d69
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Will Bryant ShareChat technical manager
will@sharechat.co.nz http://www.sharechat.co.nz/
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