Wellington, Sept 9 NZPA - Fifty-four front-line jobs will go in border biosecurity rather than 60, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry says. The revised cuts were announced today after a review of redundancies, announced by the ministry last month.

Wellington, Sept 9 NZPA - The official cash rate (OCR) -- due to be reviewed tomorrow by the Reserve Bank -- has become a rod with which the bank's governor, Dr Alan Bollard, can beat exporters, says an economic lobbyist.

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - ANZ National Bank is taking a hit from bad lending in New Zealand big enough to feature in its parent ANZ's result but is also still making money in volatile financial markets.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket weakened today but brokers said it was a resilient performance after sharp falls by global stocks.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled early in the wake of sharp falls by global stocks.

Wellington, Aug 14 NZPA - ANZ Banking Group Ltd said it is committed to its New Zealand business even though it produces lower returns than the Australian business.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - Companies have continued to rely on the markets to raise capital, with the amount raised in the first six months of 2009 more than twice as much as a year ago.

Wellington, July 3 NZPA - Today's improved crown accounts including a better performance by the New Zealand Super Fund showed National's decision to suspend payments was short-sighted, Labour says.

Wellington, July 3 NZPA - The Government's fiscal position was better than forecast in May but Finance Minister Bill English has warned people not to read too much into it.

Wellington, June 29 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket made small early gains to start the week, after Friday went flat following the release of figures showing a worse-than-expected contraction in the economy.