Rabobank
Bank opts for woollen carpet
Rabobank is relocating its HQ to Waikato and its CEO insisted the new premises be fitted out with woollen carpet - even if it meant using a crane to lift the rolls onto the fourth floor. Audio
Rabobank advises caution but good year coming for farmers
Farmers will need to make careful business decisions, but the agricultural sector will likely have another profitable year, Rabobank says.
Low debt farmers should get through drought
Agribusiness lender Rabobank is picking another solid year of earnings for most parts of the rural sector as a weaker currency and higher prices underpin earnings. Audio
Investment intentions amongst farmers have risen
Investment intentions amongst farmers have risen in the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. Audio
Business with Rod Oram
Orion Health's results trigger a negative response from investors, Rabobank delivers a very disappointing report on sustainability of food production, and - Iceland (the country) sues Iceland (the… Audio
Lower kiwi currency would help wine sector
Sales of New Zealand wine are expected to hold up well as the international wine market is buffeted by Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the resulting fall out for currency markets. Audio
Business briefs
A new chief executive has been appointed for the New Zealand arm of rural lender Rabobank -- he's Australian banking executive Daryl Johnson, who takes ovcer from the interim chief executive Crawford… Audio
Dairy aside, rural sector looking good this year
Gloom is predicted for the dairy industry but other primary industry sectors are in for a bright year, a Rabobank report says.
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Thirty Waikato secondary school students have been attending a course at Waikato University to learn about opportunities in agriculture. Audio