Business
Plenty to laugh about
About 40 building industry professionals let their hair down and threw their self-consciousness to the windBay a 24/7 industrial zone
William Scholefield predicts a gold rush of applications to extend mussel farms in the Marlborough Sounds.
Aquaculture focus for Cawthron scientist
The Cawthron Institute has boosted its science and aquaculture capability with the appointment of Dr Jacquie Reed
Time to get 'funkafied'
Let the school kids loose on it with some paint
David Engwicht says Blenheim reminds him of an old person's house - neat and tidy but with no sense of fun
Blenheim guesthouse a finalist
Cloudy Bay Shack is a finalist in the commercial category of this year's New Zealand Architecture Awards.
Indices
| VALUE | MOVEMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZX50 | 4,590.839 |  |
-7.816 | -0.17% |
| ASX200 | 5,209.000 |  |
28.200 | 0.50% |
| DOW | 15,335.280 | |
-19.100 | -0.10% |
| NASDAQ | 3,496.430 | |
-2.500 | -0.10% |
| FTSE | 6,755.630 | |
32.600 | 0.50% |
| NIKKEI | 15,360.810 | |
222.700 | 1.50% |
| H-SENG | 23,493.030 | |
410.400 | 1.80% |
| NZX50 20 min delay, others last close | ||||
Top Movers
Currencies
| RATE | |
|---|---|
| Australian Dollar | 0.835 |
| Euro | 0.636 |
| British Pound | 0.539 |
| Hong Kong Dollar | 6.349 |
| Japanese Yen | 84.040 |
| Singapore Dollar | 1.029 |
| US Dollar | 0.817 |
| Price as at 8:50 pm, 21 May | |
Suspicion over meat block
Labour says the Government's explanation of why NZ meat is being blocked from entering China is "contradictory".
Boult quits airport
The chief executive of Christchurch Airport is leaving his job after four years in the role.
Plans revealed for 'resources giant'
Toy store sells drug-dealing game
Neat and tidy town needs to be 'funkafied'
Caltex worker found guilty theft, arson
Tipsy mini motorbike ride puts truckie off the road
Teen driver forces cars off road
Man faces charges of assaulting police at bar
Blenheim guesthouse a finalist
Retailers asked to oppose legal highs
Hundreds protest deep sea drilling
$50,000 prize lures creatures great and small
