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New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to the highest in more than four years at auction yesterday on increased demand from China for the apparel fibre,.

New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.

New Zealand crossbred wool, which accounts for the majority of the country's production, rose to a three-and-a-half month high this week on lower volu.

Weakening demand in China and Europe, combined with the impact of a nine-month port strike on the US West Coast, have eroded farmgate prices for sheep.

Television New Zealand, the state-owned broadcaster, posted a drop in first-half profit of about 5 percent as advertising revenue weakened and costs r.

Farmers will be relieved at today's decision by Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, to maintain its forecast payout to fa.

Vital Healthcare Property Trust, the country's biggest listed healthcare property investor, reported a 21 percent drop in first-half earnings as it fa.

Freightways posted a 21 percent gain in first-half profit after lifting sales and fattening margins at its courier and information management units.

Livestock Improvement Corp, a farmer cooperative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 percent gain in first-ha.

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years at auction yesterday on increased demand for the apparel fibre.

New Zealand's residential property values grew at a faster annual pace in January as a shortage of houses for sale in Auckland continued to fan the.

Record beef prices are expected to continue for New Zealand farmers early in 2015, underpinned by tight supply and strong demand, according to Rabo.

Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.

The New Zealand dollar fell as the continued decline in crude oil prices stoked concern that global economic growth may be faltering, weighing on e.

New Zealand manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline in volumes for both.

The New Zealand dollar was little changed against its trans-Tasman counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key rate at a record lo.

Global lambskin prices have collapsed from the first quarter's record highs, as a Chinese crackdown on polluting tanneries and Russian trade sancti.

New Zealand export log prices edged up in November although demand from China, the country's largest market, is likely to remain subdued until the.

Arvida Group, the new retirement village operator, has raised the full $75 million sought through an initial public offering following strong deman.

China will put resources and energy into creating robotic technologies, says Su Bo, vice minister of industry and information technology.