Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - New Zealand has for the first time designed four international terrorist groups which are not listed by the United Nations, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - GE Capital has promoted former managing director of retail, Skander Malcolm, as chief executive of GE Capital Australia and New Zealand.

Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key outlined his Government's programme for this year in Parliament today. Key points included: Tax:

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - New Zealand major banks are crawling out of the recession gloom despite bad debt expenses and costs related to an Inland Revenue dispute.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - A report released today shows job hiring expectations are on the rise over the next three months, with employers reporting a high level of confidence in the economy.

Wellington, Jan 13 NZPA - Equity markets around the world, including the New Zealand sharemarket, fell today after China said it would raise banks' reserve requirements, a move that could dampen a nascent recovery from the worst global recession in decades.

Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - PGG Wrightson Finance is intending to apply for the Government's extended deposit guarantee scheme in 2010.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - New Zealand's banks are faring better than those in the UK and US but not as well as Australian banks, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Wellington, Aug 6 NZPA - Some big ideas are being tossed around by a taskforce to develop New Zealand's capital markets, including ways of getting government assets to market while retaining local ownership.

Wellington, May 20 NZPA - Auckland-based data monitoring company Endace Ltd today jumped 34 pence (NZ89c) to 273p on the London Stock Exchange.