Forum Archive Index - September 2002
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[sharechat] New NBR articles online now
A selection of articles from this week's NBR are online now.
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INL mum on CEO
More than a month after Independent Newspapers (INL) chief executive Tom
Mockridge was summarily dispatched to Italy, the country's largest print
publisher languishes without a boss
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/07831b26
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Shoeshine: Boardroom horses blame media cart
A couple of years ago as Fletcher Challenge was being dismantled, founding
father Sir James Fletcher was asked by a journalist what he considered the
main contributor to the empire's demise
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/29ab7267
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A vineyard too far for Lion?
Eyebrows may have been raised over the price Lion Nathan has paid for
Marlborough's Wither Hills but the vendors are not complaining
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/a362e09d
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Ports of Auckland moves closer to welcoming superfreighters
Ports of Auckland's $200 million development to prepare for the new
generation of super-freighters scheduled to join the world container trade
over the next few years has passed two more important milestones
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/afc5e60c
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Outwitting 'galah' banks and antiquated rules
Some heavyweight trading banks should heed the legal adage that
unenforceable law is bad law and should be repealed or amended
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ff6563c6
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Tracking the economy
Recently released data indicates continued strength in the housing market.
Statistics New Zealand figures show the value of residential building work
increased 2.5% during the June 2002 quarter and was 17% higher than in the
June 2001 quarter
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/36ccf479
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Leading tourism operators give investors good value for money
Investors in tourism companies did well if they bought into some of the
leading groups over the past six months
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c0f2f021
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Report Card: Pacific Retail's faith in Bendon needs some good results
For some reason, many retail companies delight in demonstrating how
cost-conscious they are by producing the cheapest and plainest annual
reports they can
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f9ed52f1
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Company briefs
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/d46790b6
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Baycorp tips rise in earnings
Investors gave Baycorp Advantage's share price another hammering this week
after heavy writeoffs plunged the credit services group into the red
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/5783006f
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Big firms' mistakes cloud small companies' sun
Big asset writedowns grabbed the reporting season headlines for a second
year running, masking strong earnings growth among many large and
medium-sized companies
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/bed3c9c0
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Ports of Auckland looks to inland ports
The North Shore and West Auckland are expected to become sites for Ports of
Auckland's next inland ports as the company expands its network of container
pickup and delivery facilities within the region
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c28e5c0b
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Richmond demands punitive penalty for PPCS
Control of a major stake in listed meat company Richmond hinges on penalty
arguments being presented in the High Court at Christchurch today after an
interim judgment from Justice Willie Young
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/74f63464
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