Air NZ issues profit warning
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Surging oil prices and the impact of devastating earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan have prompted Air Zealand to issue a profit warning.
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Evening Business for 30 March 2011
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Tourism is in for a short, sharp shock as fewer people visit New Zealand after the earthquakes in Japan and Christchurch and Genesis Energy says customers have no one to blame but themselves when electricity prices spiked last Saturday.
Evening Business for 20 September 2011
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The Christchurch-based insurer, AMI, says it won't be until June next year before it knows the final cost of earthquake claims, though the company's confident it won't need to draw on the government's backstop support package.
Quake claims affect Suncorp NZ result
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The insurance arms of Suncorp New Zealand have reported lower profits off the back of the Kaikoura earthquake and a rise in Canterbury earthquake claims. .
Tower confident in new company to protect it
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The insurance company, Tower, is confident that putting its costly and complex outstanding Canterbury earthquake claims into a separate company will allow the rest of the group to flourish.
Tower full-year loss widens, proposes new quake claims company
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The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken.
Midday Business News for 9 July 2012
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Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.
Tower takes further profit hit on lingering quake claims
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Shares in the insurance company, Tower, have plunged close to 20 percent today after it said its profits will likely fall more than 16-million dollars because of Canterbury earthquake claims.
Christchurch's Divine Cakes rebuilds post quake
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Divine Cakes in Christchurch has had a tough past five years building up again after the 2011 earthquakes.
Cost to build a home rises
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The cost of building a home in New Zealand's main cities has risen by 20 per cent since the Canterbury earthquakes.
Tower Insurance slips to bigger H1 loss on quake, IT, cost
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Listed general insurance company Tower has reported a bigger first half loss on lingering Canterbury earthquake claims and a write down in its computer systrems.
CER Act used to speed up redevelopment of Lyttelton Port
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Lyttelton Port is applauding a government decision to use the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to speed up the redevelopment of the badly damaged port.
Tower upbeat about future performance
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Insurance company, Tower, says it's started the year on a positive note despite bad weather and lingering complex claims from the Christchurch earthquakes.
50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return
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New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.
Wellington businesses urged to help with Christchurch rebuild
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Wellington businesses are being encouraged to work with their counterparts in Christchurch to help with post-earthquake rebuild projects.
Government package for workers and businesses
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The Government has announced a 120-million dollar finance package to help workers and businesses hit by last week's Christchurch earthquake.
Workers rely on help from big businesses
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Big businesses are getting the thumbs up for the way they've looked after their workers after the Christchurch earthquake.
Canterbury businesses push for cash assistance from Govt
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Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Business owners hope for answer to quake problems
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Business owners in the earthquake-stricken Christchurch suburb of Sydenham hope some of their many problems will be resolved tomorrow.
Chch businesses call on council to keep Brighton pier open
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Christchurch businesses are calling on the council to keep the New Brighton pier open while earthquake repairs are completed.
Canterbury quake expected to hit NZ economy in short term
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Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.
Farmers and rural businesses bring fresh water to city
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Farmers and rural businesses have been combining their efforts to bring desperately needed fresh water supplies to earthquake shattered Christchurch.
Business leaders happy with plan for Christchurch rebuild
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The creation of a new unit within the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to oversee the rebuilding of central Christchurch is being welcomed by business leaders.
New business hub calling for applications
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A new centre being set up to help Canterbury businesses struggling after the recent earthquakes says it's getting ready to open its doors and is calling for applications from interested companies.
Evening Business for 6 September 2013
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Christchurch airport's annual profit has fallen 6 per cent after losing nearly half a million passengers following the earthquakes.
Evening Business for 5 May 2011
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The Bank of New Zealand has set aside 60 million dollars for potential credit losses from the earthquakes in Christchurch.
Insurance trips up earthquake-struck businesses
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Many small businesses in Canterbury are struggling to stay afloat after the earthquake and an insurance and risk management consultant, John Sloan, says one problem is the long wait to get insurance money.
Hundreds of Canterbury Businesses face closure
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There are fears more than a hundred businesses, particulary in the retailing and restaurant sectors, will have to close their doors as a result of the physical and economic damage caused by the earthquake.
Business owners decision on buildings' future
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Business owners have told the Christchurch City Council they are haemorrhaging thousands of dollars a week, while it decides whether or not to demolish their buildings following last month's earthquake.
Businesses still operating in Christchurch's redzone
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Two and a half years after some of the most badly earthquake damaged parts of Christchurch started getting cleared of residential homes, half a dozen businesses are still trying to make a go in the areas.