Global Stories

Outlook not great for Fitbit, despite revamp

Fitbit's growth has slowed, with shares plummeting 31% after lowering its guidance for Q4 revenue growth to just 2-5%.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Rakon narrows first-half loss, affirms annual earnings guidance

Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in navigation devices, narrowed its first-half loss and affirmed its guidance for annual underlying ear.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014

Software-as-a-Service

Wynyard hikes 2013 capital spending by up to 63%

Wynyard Group ramps up 2013 capital spending by up to 63%, bringing forward staff recruitment and setting new expenditure targets to drive sales growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2013

Handle Your Own Publicity

Small businesses can struggle with publicity, but founders Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon are changing that with Handle Your Own PR, now expanding in the UK.

By Angelique Jurd • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2012

Customer Relationship Management

Attache aims to improve business

Attache Software's new Business Improvement Guide plans to help SMEs use and monitor IT, and embraces the international standards for governance of IT.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 24th Jul 2010

Stories from Other Regions

Social Media

'LinkedIn for Youth' platform launches for students, graduates and educators

The platform connects youth, educators, service providers and businesses together to support students through education, training and employment.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jul 2016

EduTech

Ministry videos to help deaf education

The Ministry of Education has released the last of a series of videos containing guidance for deaf youth and others involved in their education.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015

Fintech

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by Fonterra fund, on lower dividend guidance

New Zealand shares fell, led by Fonterra Shareholders' Fund, after the world's biggest dairy exporter lowered its guidance for dividends.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015

Insurance

Seeka post-harvest shed destroyed in fire, earnings likely to be unaffected

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the country's biggest kiwifruit grower, doesn't expect earnings to be materially affected by a fire that destroyed a shed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2015

Airwork affirms annual profit growth forecast; flags slowdown in helicopter trading

Airwork Holdings, the listed aviation business, still expects annual earnings to climb 48 percent this financial year even as a slowdown in helicop.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015

PGG Wrightson reaffirms 2015 earnings growth, signs of weak dairy weighing on market

PGG Wrightson, the rural services firm controlled by China's Agria Corp, has affirmed expectations for earnings growth in 2015 but is seeing 'signs.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014

CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

NZ's Methven sees 3.4% profit rise in H1, beating sales dip with cost cuts and tax savings. Eyes top-end annual earnings forecast.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014

Supply Chain

Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend

Scales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics company, will pay a 3 cent per share interim dividend and says annual earnings may beat guidance in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares snap 12 days of gains; Spark, Fletcher, Ryman fall

New Zealand shares fell, paced by Spark New Zealand and Fletcher Building, snapping 12 consecutive days of gains as some investors looked to book r.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014

Trade Me

Trade Me expects to meet dividend target

Trade me said it will meet its prospectus forecast for dividends in the second half of the year though a hoped-for economic upturn hasn't materialised.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Oct 2012

Lightning Lab

Digital firms seek start-up spark

NZ's first digital accelerator Lightning Lab will back the best startup teams from the ground up with cash, muscle and entrepreneur-driven momentum.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Sep 2012

Guidance

Extra help for Canterbury SMEs

Small and medium enterprises in Canterbury to receive new economic support, including free mentoring services, as announced by Minister Brownlee today.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Sep 2010

Commerce Commission

Loyalty offers trouble for Telecom

[Updated - Telecom responds]Loyalty offers made by Telecom Wholesale between December 2008 and July 2009 are the subject of Commerce Commission proceedings.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 6th Nov 2009