One of Pacific Edge’s investors, Salt Funds Management, is hoping the company will report a significant ramp up in sales within the next 12 months.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/salt-hoping-pacific-edges-sales-will-ramp-within-12-months-jr-p-200522

Locally owned video-on-demand business (VOD) Good TV has announced a deal that allows it to offer approximately 130 hit movies from Hollywood studio NBCUniversal that Kiwis won’t be able to find on other online video providers – including Netflix.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/kiwi-business-strikes-video-content-deal-hollywood-behemoth-ng-p-200520

Spark’s call centre had a horror show Monday as heavy rain hit northland, Coromandel and areas south of Auckland. Chief executive home, mobile and business Jason Paris says the telco had about 3800 calls about copper line faults – who in turn had to compete with a mob trying to get through with queries about the transition away from Yahoo Xtra Mail, plus regular calls.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/cash-move-copper-spark-chorus-ck-p-200531

NZME and Fairfax New Zealand have got another month to convince the Commerce Commission that allowing a merger of the country's two dominant news publishers is in the public interest.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nzme-fairfax-nz-get-months-reprieve-convince-regulator-merger-b-200534

Following the WikiLeaks release of alleged CIA documents, the US government has reportedly launched a criminal probe. The CIA is defending its mission and lawmakers say debates about surveillance policy will be affected.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/trumps-beltway-fallout-cia-leaks-and-illegal-border-crossings-down-ns-p-200544

Investment research and funds management house Fat Prophets is launching a listed investment fund with a Kiwi element.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/fat-prophets-fills-new-hedge-fund-help-kiwi-investors-db-p-200552

The boss of a prominent provincial real estate firm, who was the alleged “ring leader” of a price fixing scheme in Manawatu, is likely to cop a fine of at least $1.5 million, the High Court at Auckland has heard.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/‘ring-leader’-manawatu-price-fixing-real-estate-agents-get-15m-fine-cg-p-200551

Competition lawyer Ross Patterson thinks today’s announcement of another delay in the Commerce Commission’s decision on the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ doesn’t indicate the watchdog is wavering from its initial inclination to decline the transaction.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/despite-decision-delay-expect-comcom-kick-‘stuffme’-kerb-expert-advises-ng-p-200550

Family failure in New Zealand, disproportionately occurring among Maori, is likely to have robbed the economy of billions of dollars in direct, indirect and opportunity costs.

Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/money-why-maori-kids-keep-failing

Cameron Officer discusses his car of the week, the BMW 225xe Active Tourer

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