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New Zealand Share Market Opens Slightly Higher
The New Zealand share market opened slightly higher on Thursday after receiving a modestly positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks closed mostly higher overnight despite the Federal Reserve acknowledging in its Beige Book report that the US economic recovery was slowing.

US tax imposed on travelers from visa-exempt countries
Travelers from countries which do not require visas for the United States -- such as Britain, France, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand -- must pay a 14-dollar tax starting Wednesday.

Group looks at tax reforms to increase saving
Treasury hasreleased a discussion document to guide an independent group looking at ways to increase New Zealand's national savings

Push to have GST on table at tax summit
PRESSURE is building on the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, to broaden the scope of next year's tax summit to include discussion of the GST.

Goods and Services Tax (Exemption of Healthy Food)
TÄ“nÄ koe, Mr Speaker. Kia ora tÄtou katoa.

Beef + Lamb NZ releases New Season Outlook
Beef + Lamb New Zealand releases New Season Outlook Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) New Season Outlook is predicting that the good demand for New Zealand lamb and beef will continue. This outlook is underpinned by the continuing tight global supplies, particularly for lamb.

US imposes new tax on travellers
Travellers from countries which do not require visas for the US - such as Australia and New Zealand - must pay a $US14 tax starting on Wednesday.

Fragile Aussie govt battles discord on day 1
SYDNEY : Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged to serve a full term after scraping back into power but her fragile coalition was immediately hit by discord over a new tax Wednesday.

US enforces new tax on travellers
Travellers from countries which do not require visas for the US must now pay $US14 ($A15) in tax.

New Zealand faces quake aftermath
SYDNEY, Australia — New Zealand extended a state of emergency for the city of Christchurch on Monday following the weekend's earthquake.

Company rules to be tightened
The use of New Zealand shell companies by overseas criminal organisations will be curtailed under new rules announced today by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

Travelers visiting the U.S. must now pay a fee to enter
The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news that occurred overnight and a preview of the stories we expect to cover today.

US imposes new tax on Aussie travellers
TRAVELLERS from countries which do not require visas for the United States - such as Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France and South Korea - must pay a $US14 ($A15) tax starting from today.

U.S. Falls In Best Countries For Business Ranking
As the world emerges from a recession, the U.S. loses ground as a business-friendly locale.

Canada, US near top of 'giving' index
Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.

A National Sales Tax Could Be Coming
A VAT is levied at each step of production, but you foot the bill.

Questions and Answers - 8 September 2010
Earthquake, Canterbury—Government Assistance; Tax System Changes and GST Increase—Effect on New Zealanders; Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Access Under Customary Title; South Canterbury Finance Bail-out—Cost to Taxpayers

US imposes new tax on Aussie travellers
TRAVELLERS from countries which do not require visas for the United States must pay a $US14 ($A15) tax starting from today.

Entry fee for Aussie travellers to US
Travellers from countries which do not require visas for the United States - such as Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France and South Korea - must pay a $15 tax starting today.

New Zealand faces quake aftermath
New Zealand extends a state of emergency following Saturday's earthquake, while insurers attempt to quantify the damage.

Savings discussion document released
The Savings Working Group will consider a range of reforms, including dual income and capital tax, as they look at how to increase national savings.

Study on cost-effectiveness of preventing disease
New Zealand has much to learn from an Australian programme of research on the cost-effectiveness of 150 interventions to prevent or treat disease, according to researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington.

Second-half improvement puts WSI in profit
A strong second half-year has enabled wool scourer and exporter New Zealand Wool Services International to report an after-tax operating profit of $2.2 million. read more

NZ dollar falls as Wall St dips
The New Zealand dollar fell back under 72 US cents as Wall Street traders returned from their holiday in a downbeat mood amid the reignited fears about the state of Europe's financial sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...

NZ share market's winning streak ends
Air New Zealand and Sky City Entertainment Group led the NZX 50 Index lower after the stocks went ex-dividend and equity markets weakened in Europe and the US.

Savings discussion document released
The Savings Working Group will consider a range of reforms, including dual income and capital tax, as they look at how to increase national savings. read more

Compulsory KiwiSaver 'has its drawbacks'
Making KiwiSaver compulsory could boost national savings, the Treasury says, but it raises difficult wellbeing and fairness issues.In a discussion document intended to set the scene for the deliberations of the newly formed savings...

One in three Indians 'utterly corrupt': watchdog head
Almost one-third of Indians are "utterly corrupt" and half are "borderline", the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem.

Virgin-Delta alliance hits a snag
VIRGIN Blue's proposed alliance with Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes has hit turbulence after US regulators rejected the tie-up.

NZ dollar falls amid glum markets overseas
The New Zealand dollar fell back under 72 US cents as Wall Street traders returned from their holiday in a downbeat mood amid the reignited fears about the state of Europe's financial sector

US lawmen reject Virgin Blue-Delta deal
VIRGIN Blue Holdings Ltd's proposed alliance with Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes has hit turbulence after US regulators rejected the tie-up.

Virgin-Delta alliance hits turbulence
The US Department of Transport had tentatively decided to reject Virgin Blue's proposed alliance with Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes.

Virgin-Delta alliance hits turbulence
[AAP] - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd s proposed alliance with Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes has hit turbulence after US regulators rejected the tie-up.The US Department of Transport (DOT) says there ...

Quake may have silver lining for NZ economy
The earthquake that devastated Christchurch may help, rather than hinder, economic growth by triggering a construction spree as New Zealand tries to shake off the effects of recession, analysts say.

Contact Energy joins GST price push
Contact Energy is the latest power company to signal it will increase its prices when GST rises on October 1.The Government is increasing GST to 15 per cent, from 12.5 per cent, at the same time as cutting personal tax rates.Prime...

Tim Watkin: Lessons from the Australian election
There will be sighs of relief from almost all sides of the New Zealand parliament this week, with the result of the Australian election finally being decided more than two weeks after election day

Australia PM Gillard Barely Retains Power
Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule

Spotlight on New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay
Almost a year ago Brian Gaynor pointed out that three rural companies, PGG Wrightson, Pyne Gould Corporation, and New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay with their interlocking boards, had squandered shareholder wealth to the tune of $880 million.

BP: Multiple firms and work teams to blame for Gulf of Mexico oil spill
BP: Multiple firms and work teams to blame for Gulf of Mexico oil spill

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 13 No 34
League tables relegate learning context Dr Roy Sharp told TEU last week that "We are not using a league table model." However, what his Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has done this week is release a table of tertiary institutions ranking them ...

Dragons fired up
It's a Provan fact - tradition and old-fashioned values still count for a lot at the Dragons and with their long-suffering red and white army of faithful fans, writes Roy Masters.

Asian stocks tumble as dollar hits new 15-year low
HONG KONG - Asian stocks tumbled on Wednesday after Wall Street was spooked by fresh concerns over European banks while Japan's exporters fell as the dollar slipped to another 15-year low against the yen.

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely retained power when the last two independent legislators made kingmakers by deadlocked elections ended a tense 17-day standoff and agreed to join her government. Her next challenge? Keeping the unlikely bedfellows of her coalition together.

World stocks fall amid renewed Europe bank worries
LONDON -- World stocks fell Tuesday, particularly in Europe, where concerns about the health of banks resurfaced and EU finance ministers created new financial oversight bodies but failed to agree on a bank or trading tax.

Europe stocks struggle for direction; Vodafone slips after stake sale
Europe stocks struggle for direction; Vodafone slips after stake sale

Warehouse tipped to stay on par
Bellwether retailer The Warehouse is expected to post flat full-year results tomorrow amid declining market share, discounting to shift stock, and scoured profit margins. read more

EU vents anger at new US tourist surcharge
The introduction of a new surcharge for travelers to the United States has drawn the ire of the European Commission, which has called the levy "regrettable" and "inconsistent" with visa-free travel.

Wool Services Intl reports $2.2m profit
Wool scourer and exporter New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd (WSI) is pleased to report a normalised after tax operating profit for the year to 30 June 2010 of $2.229 million.

GST likely to keep rising, says visiting tax expert
A visiting tax expert says goods and services taxes are a kind of privatisation of taxation and meddling governments tend to keep raising such taxes to around 20 percent in many countries. read more

News briefing: 3–9 September 2010
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