Thursday, 23 May 2013

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  • Former Dominion Finance CEO jailed

    17:06 | 23/5/13
    3News
    Former Dominion Finance chief executive Paul Cropp has been jailed for two years and seven months.  more»

  • NZ meat cleared to move from across Chinese wharves

    17:05 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    May 23 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand meat has been cleared to move across Chinese wharves as soon as next week though the administrative logjam has been sheeted home to the Ministry for Primary Industries. more»

  • Dominion CEO sentenced

    17:00 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    The former CEO of Dominion Finance Group Limited (Dominion) and North South Finance Limited (North South) was today sentenced in relation to four Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) arising out of the collapse those companies. more»

  • “Outstanding" Mitsubishi dealers collect Diamond accolades

    16:59 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    Seven Mitsubishi Motors dealers, from Auckland to Timaru, were awarded the company’s prestigious Diamond Dealer accolade at a black-tie celebration in Queenstown on 18 May. more»

  • Baby safety greatly improved with two new Standards

    16:57 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    Baby safety will be greatly improved with the publication of two new Standards, AS/NZS 2172:2013 Cots for household use – Safety requirements and AS/NZS 8811.1:2013 Methods of testing infant products Method 1: Sleep surfaces – Test for firmness . The revised ... more»

  • Clever Kiwis vie for export awards

    16:55 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    New Zealand designers and suppliers of jewellery, yacht masts and aeroplane safety checks are doing such good business on distant shores; they are among finalists in the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Auckland Awards 2013. more»

  • Brad Pitt on epiphanies and family

    16:49 | 23/5/13
    Rappler
    I have a handful of close friends and I have my family and I haven't known life to be any happier. I'm making things. more»

  • Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest

    16:46 | 23/5/13
    Reuters
    Blackstone Group LP and Prologis Inc have agreed to buy a portfolio of 17 million square feet of warehouse and distribution centers whose majority owner is Lehman Brothers for about $960 million, two sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday ... more»

  • MIE secures farmer mandate for meat industry reform

    16:46 | 23/5/13
    Scoop
    A week after meetings in Te Kuiti and Gisborne, Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) has secured a farmer mandate to pursue a value and growing meat industry.  more»

  • Low turnout in Sri Lankan strike reflects no confidence in the unions and ...

    16:42 | 23/5/13
    World Socialist Web Site
    Despite growing opposition among workers to President Mahinda Rajapakse's assault on living standards and democratic rights, there was only limited participation in a one-day general strike on Tuesday. The low turnout ... Cabinet minister Maithripala ... more»

  • THE CASE FOR INCREASED ENVIRONMENTALISM

    16:42 | 23/5/13
    TheWeek.com.om
    This is significant because the last time the concentration of CO2 reached such levels was 800,000 to five million years ago, and alarmed scientists the world over cannot say for certain what this entails for mankind. ... The measurements of ... more»

  • Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria, mobile phones cut

    16:38 | 23/5/13
    Fox 43 TV
    MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency. Witnesses saw low-flying ... more»
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