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Heritage Gold ready to mine cobalt in NSW
Heritage Gold will be part of a new float to mine cobalt at Pyrites Hill, Thackaringa, near Broken Hill in outback New South Wales, the ASX and NZX-listed Australasian mining company said today.

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as growth comes back into view
New Zealand shares rose for the third straight day as optimism the globe will avoid a double-dip recession. Shares including Freightways and Pumpkin Patch led the advance.

Technology grant to grunt up Endace security products
Kiwi cyber-security firm Endace will spend its newly announced $4.4 million TechNZ technology grant to hone products that help financial markets traders gain precious micro-seconds by ensuring their systems run at maximum efficiency.

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TheNewDowse announces new Senior Curator
Cam McCracken, Director of TheNewDowse art museum, today announced the appointment of Emma Bugden as the gallerys new Programmes Manager / Senior Curator. Emma is currently Director of Artspace in Auckland and will complete her term there before commencing at TheNewDowse in March 2011.

PGW halts negotiations on internalising NZFS management
PGG Wrightson (PGW) has halted negotiations on internalising NZ Farming Systems Uruguay's management contract pending the outcome of Singapore-based Olam's 55 cents a share takeover offer which values the Uruguay company at $134.3 million.

Telecom sells AAPT
Telecom has finally rid itself of its struggling Australian retail business, confirming it sold the consumer division of its AAPT unit for A$60 million to iiNet.

Pulse changes tack with cut-price power brand
Start-up electricity retailer Pulse Utilities is changing tack to offer cut-price power under a new brand, Just Energy, which will not use Pulse's smart meter technology.

NZ Deserves First Class Health Treatment
New Zealanders deserve first class health treatment not third world says Arthritis New Zealand after New Zealand came last in a comparison of 14 developed nations on their use of selected medicines.

Livestock Improvement profit down 43%
Low milk prices at the peak of Livestock Improvement's peak season pushed underlying net earnings for the genetic materials firm down 43% to $9.13 million in the year to May 31, the NZAX-listed company announced today.