Wellington, March 11 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell in the wake of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) even though the official cash rate was held unchanged at a record low of 2.5 percent.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar firmed slightly today after falling to its lowest level in more than two weeks against the greenback and yen overnight.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar drifted lower during its domestic session after gaining nearly a cent overnight as investors regained their risk appetite amid an apparently stabilising situation in Greece and general market optimism.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket enjoyed a positive day, rising nearly 1 percent, buoyed by SkyCity Entertainment's good news. The benchmark NZX-50 index started at 3059.533 and rose 28.074 points, or 0.92 percent, to end the day at 3087.607.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell around one US cent after a shock rise in the unemployment rate to 7.3 percent in the December quarter.

Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar had a mixed session today and ended up reacting more to US President Barack Obama's state of the union address than to the latest Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decision on interest rates.

Wellington, Jan 26 NZPA - Advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Australian adman Dylan Harrison as its New Zealand creative director, filling the position left vacant by Mike O'Sullivan last year.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar bounced back this afternoon, after falling against the greenback as the US market was affected by US President Barack Obama's plan to curb bank risk-taking.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to fall against the greenback after US markets felt the impact of moves by US President Barack Obama to curb bank risk-taking which would in turn hit banks' profits.

Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket took a hit today, along with offshore markets, from plans to regulate United States banks but investors applauded a profit upgrade from Nuplex and the stock rose 5 percent.