17 December 2008 - Auckland produce handling and technology company Compac Sorting Equipment has made its first acquisition, taking a 50% stake in Hawkes Bay-based Fruit Handling Systems.

GE Money has announced today its reluctant decision to close its Wizard Home Loan business as a result of the global financial crisis and New Zealand home loan market conditions.

16 December 2008 - "Getting the WTO Ministerial Meeting back on track is the single biggest diplomatic priority for New Zealand right now.

16 December 2008 - Progressive Enterprises has recently completed a large programme of work to install new ordering, merchandising, point of sale and back office systems.

16 December 2008 - Syft Technologies has concluded another sale to the lucrative Food Research sector by today announcing that a key German Food Research customer is proceeding to a full sale, this follows the conclusion of their three month lease-to-buy contract.

SYDNEY, Dec. 15 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --

StayWell Hospitality Group (SWHG), owner and operator of the Leisure Inn and Park Regis brands, today announced it had signed a long term lease agreement for a property in Auckland, which will be its first hotel in New Zealand.

15 December 2008 - Bank of New Zealand - Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) for November 2008

15 December 2008 - InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) congratulates the small North Island town of Mangamaire on the launch of its high-speed 'Fibre-to-the-Farm' broadband network.

15 December 2008 - Following a workshop convened by the Ministry of Economic Development, major ICT industry and stakeholder organizations have agreed on the need for New Zealand to develop a transition plan from IPv4 to IPv6, the next generation Internet addressing protocol.

15 December 2008 - Groundbreaking research released today by InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) concludes that utility expansion provides the best opportunity for dramatic improvement of New Zealand's broadband infrastructure.