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Vodafone resolves glitch

Vodafone 10:53am Vodafone says it has now fixed a glitch that prevented some pre-pay customers from checking their balances and topping up their mobiles.

We are heading back to the shops

Lambton Quay shops 13 min ago Spending on credit and eftpos cards across all industries increased last month - the first monthly increase for a year.

Fulltimers take hit

briefcases Unemployment is down to a better-than-expected 6.3 per cent, but bank economists say the job market remains soggy with little sign of a recovery this year.

Halt oil exploration, Govt urged

Petrol pump The Government should halt the awarding of the permits for oil and gas exploration until a law to protect New Zealand's seas is passed, Opposition parties say.

Direct-to-fans sport still 'years away'

Broadband cable Sports fans may one day be able to ditch Sky Television and watch sporting events streamed over the ultrafast broadband network.

  VALUE MOVEMENT
NZX50 3,337.053 arrow 10.317 0.31%
ASX200 4,282.900 arrow -7.800 -0.20%
DOW 12,883.950 arrow 5.800 0.00%
NASDAQ 2,915.860 arrow 11.800 0.40%
FTSE 5,895.470 arrow 19.500 0.30%
NIKKEI 9,002.240 arrow -13.400 -0.20%
H-SENG 21,010.010 arrow -8.500 0.00%

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Indicies Top Movers Currencies
  PRICE MOVEMENT
HGD 0.018 arrow 0.002 12.50%
BLT 0.040 arrow 0.002 5.26%
BFW 0.660 arrow 0.030 4.76%
PGW 0.420 arrow 0.010 2.44%
PPP 0.186 arrow -0.004 -2.11%
HLG 3.730 arrow 0.060 1.63%
BRM 0.630 arrow -0.010 -1.56%

Price as at 11:46 am, 10 Feb

Indicies Top Movers Currencies
RATE
Australian Dollar 0.773
Euro 0.628
British Pound 0.528
Hong Kong Dollar 6.467
Japanese Yen 64.850
Singapore Dollar 1.041
US Dollar 0.834

Price as at 11:20 am, 10 Feb

Privacy policy to keep track of Google users

Google Google is aboute to track you consistently across virtually every product, from YouTube and Calendar to Gmail and search.

Technologist predicts cleaner internet

One of the original backers of Skype says "the wild west days" of the internet are nearing their end.

Facebook trials timeline in NZ

A clean bill of wealth

Building sells for $20m

Real estate Listed property investor DNZ Property Fund has sold the Lumley House building in central Wellington to an overseas investor for $20.3 million.

Naenae shops up for auction

A small block of shops on the edge of the Naenae shopping centre is up for auction this month.

House listings, sales up in capital

Base Backpacker site sells for $5.5m

Good advice for avoiding pitfalls

Brian Kerr says he has seen the very best and the very worst of being a landlord.

Fonterra taps NZX to run farmer trading

A dairy cow The NZX is to run Fonterra's farmer share trading scheme, which is expected to launch in November.

Milk price inquiry to continue

Scrutiny of how the price of milk is set in NZ is cranking up again.

LIC earnings rise

Milk price shot fired

Optimism for sheep industry

Sheep are becoming the new gold, says PGG Wrightson Waikato auction sales manager Neil Lyons.