Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - A day after falling in reaction to the collapse of South Canterbury Finance the New Zealand dollar rose in reaction to strong economic data in Australia and China. The NZ dollar was at US70.19c at 5pm from US69.72c at 8am and US70.30c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - Hellaby Holdings Ltd has reported a 11.8 percent rise in annual earnings before interest and tax on a 4.8 percent fall in revenue and is raising $28.4 million of new capital via a rights offer.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against the Australian currency, following the weekend's inconclusive election result across the Tasman then drifted back.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - Fonterra says it has set a new export record, sending 2.1 million tonnes of product to international markets for the first time in its nine-year history.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against the Australian currency when trading started for the week, following the weekend's inconclusive election result across the Tasman.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar drifted today after falling against the greenback on Thursday night as fear stalked world markets again. By 5pm the NZ dollar was buying US70.45c, down from US70.74c at 8am, which was down from US71.13c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar rose today after retail sales data was better than expected. It was US71.41c at 5pm, having risen more than half a US cent in response to the data. It was US71.89c at 8am and US71.27c at 5pm on Friday.

Wellington, Aug 5 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell after unemployment data for the June quarter surprised on the upside after surprising on the downside last quarter.

Wellington, July 29 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell sharply on a day the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) hiked the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3 percent.

Wellington, July 22 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell out of favour with investors today after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concern about the United States economy, but managed to rally off lows late in the session.