Wellington, July 30 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level against the Australian currency in two months, following yesterday's cautious comments from the Reserve Bank.

By Michael Daly of NZPA Wellington, July 14 NZPA - A Chinese firm trying to compete with the big three ratings agencies has ranked New Zealand seventh best credit risk in a list of 50 countries.

Wellington, June 29 NZPA - Shares in investment company Guinness Peat Group fell 5c in early trading following the removal of New Zealand-based Tony Gibbs as an executive director after he publicly opposed plans to spin off the company's Australian assets.

Wellington, June 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today in line with a trend in Asian markets. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 20.857 points, or 0.68 percent, to 3045.719. Turnover was worth $86 million. There were 29 rises and 46 falls among the 114 stocks traded.

Wellington, June 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell in early trading, after weak United States housing data raised risk aversion among investors. Around 10.15am the benchmark NZX-50 index was down 8.7 points to 3057.88, having gained 22.7 points yesterday.

Wellington, May 31 NZPA - The Green Party is calling on the Government to put deep water oil exploration on hold until the exact cause of the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe is identified and ways are found to prevent the same thing happening elsewhere.

Wellington, April 12 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key's chance to meet American Vice-President Joe Biden at the White House tonight is a "pretty special opportunity" which he will use to push New Zealand's trade interests, Acting Prime Minister Bill English says.

Wellington, Dec 24 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar's dip below US70c on weaker than expected gross domestic product data was short-lived as it gained overnight against a softer US dollar and other major currencies.

A tortuously long sale process for New Zealand's fighter jets may end up with them being used for spare parts should the intended buyer fail to raise the cash.

Wellington Nov 25 NZPA - Turners and Growers chairman Tony Gibbs says he rejects as "hysterical" concerns that his company has "colluded" with foreign powers in its bid to break Zespri International's control of exports outside Australasia.