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Oil explorer Kea Petroleum is looking to raise tens of millions from investors in the AIM market in London, as it gears up to drill two wells in Taranaki and plans more ‘‘aggressive’’ exploration. But trying to raise the money in New Zealand would be ‘‘a waste of time’’ according to Kea chief executive and industry veteran Dave Bennett. One of New Zealand’s most experienced oil men, Dr Bennett was exploration manger at New Zealand Oil & Gas in the 1980s and 1990s, later leading Austral Pacific which he left in 2005. Austral went into receivership this year.

SFF shares trade New Zealand’s biggest meat company Silver Fern farms’ shares have traded for the first time on the Unlisted share exchange for $1 a share. The listing of the co-operative’s shares on this trading exchange is historic for the 61-year-old firm, which is now opening up its shareholding to outsiders. The first parcel of 3984 shares traded yesterday for $1 each, the same as the issue price. It was the only parcel traded.

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APN News & Media 2.87 2.95 2.87 – 3.32 1.20 1.50 Pyne Gould Corp 3140 1.17 1.19 1.18 -0.03 1.97 0.62 101.8 Apple Fields 0.05 0.06 0.05 – 0.11 0.03 – Rakon 3110 0.21 0.22 0.21 -0.01 0.50 0.18 18.48 ASB Capital A Pr 0.74 0.85 0.85 -0.01 0.93 0.69 67.30 Renaissance 1.52 1.53 1.53 -0.02 1.58 0.57 188.1 AASB Capital B Pr 0.81 0.88 0.81 +0.01 0.90 0.60 29.71 Restaurant Brands 58.84 – – – – – 1.16 AAuckland Intl Apt 1.98 1.99 1.98 -0.02 2.06 1.50 1447 Rio Tinto 0.95 0.98 0.95 – 1.20 0.52 2.47 AAustral Pac Energy – – 0.06 – 0.17 0.04 – Rubicon 1.88 1.89 1.89 -0.02 1.95 1.14 176.3 AAus Found Inv 6.46 6.58 6.55 +0.04 6.55 4.10 8.71 Ryman Healthcare -21.68 -0.66% 6% % 0.82 0.85 0.83 – 0.86 0.49 – BBabcock & Brown – – – – – – – Salvus Strat Inv 4.80 4.82 4.80 +0.04 5.85 4.74 15.69 BBankers Inv Tr 7.85 8.14 8.05 -0.13 8.80 7.41 6.22 Sanford – – 0.02 – 0.03 0.002 – BBarramundi 0.73 0.74 0.74 -0.10 0.85 0.34 52.82 Savoy Equities 1.00 1.07 1.00 – 1.40 0.70 10.00 BBLIS Tech 0.13 0.13 0.13 – 0.14 0.04 169.5 Scott Tech 0.23 0.24 0.25 – 0.29 0.08 7.10 BBLIS Tech Pr 2.40 2.90 2.95 +0.55 3.00 1.00 3.95 Sealegs -84.38 -1.10% 0% % 2.70 2.75 2.70 -0.05 2.80 2.21 3.50 BBriscoe Gr 1.17 1.18 1.18 – 1.20 0.60 16.46 Seeka Kiwifruit 0.55 0.56 0.55 -0.01 0.74 0.44 99.27 BBroadway Ind – 0.28 0.30 – 0.40 0.25 – Skellerup 3.41 3.43 3.43 +0.04 3.55 2.52 2598 CCaledonia Inv 36.60 38.00 36.60 -1.70 42.00 31.75 0.53 Sky City 4.71 4.80 4.72 -0.08 4.96 3.15 630.2 CCavalier Corp 2.49 2.50 2.49 -0.01 2.81 1.15 14.12 Sky Network TV Smartpay 0.05 0.05 0.05+0.002 0.06 0.007 2266 CCavotec MSL 2.70 2.75 2.70 -0.10 3.60 2.42 20.00 --227.58 -1.06% 6% % 0.36 0.55 0.36 – 0.43 0.25 9.88 CCDL Inv 0.28 0.29 0.29 – 0.30 0.18 – Smiths City 2.55 2.65 2.65 – 3.00 1.90 0.07 CCelsius NZ Income 1 0.65 0.90 0.65 – 1.00 0.55 – Southport NZ 3.13 3.19 3.13 – 3.55 2.50 59.63 CCER Gr 0.01 0.01 0.01 – 0.03 0.007 – Steel & Tube CCharlie's Gr 0.07 0.08 0.07 -0.003 0.14 0.07 30.00 T~Z CCity Of London 5.27 5.35 5.32 -0.13 6.00 4.75 5.50 -14.76 -0.77% 7% % CColonial Motor 2.65 2.75 2.70 – 2.84 2.30 – Tag Pac 0.26 0.37 0.28 – 0.28 0.15 – 1.18 1.20 1.20 -0.05 1.65 0.73 4.40 Taylors Gr NZ TOP TOP 10 10 TURNOVER TURRN TU RRNOVER RNOV OVER OV ER CComvita 2.12 – 2.18 – 2.25 1.15 – 6.24 6.25 6.24 -0.04 7.62 5.46 320.0 TeamTalk 2.30 2.34 2.34 -0.01 2.40 1.90 15.10 Telecom NZ 12,952,491 Contact Energy Cue Energy Res 0.32 0.33 0.32 -0.02 0.35 0.32 189.0 Telecom NZ 2.48 2.49 2.49 -0.01 2.88 2.19 12952 Guinness Peat 2,644,507 0.12 0.14 0.12 +0.02 0.19 0.10 1.74 Telstra 3.91 3.96 3.95 +0.08 5.20 3.70 1900 Sky City 2,597,916 Cynotech Cynotech Pr 0.11 – 0.10 – 0.16 0.10 – Templeton EMI Tr 10.65 10.77 10.75 -0.10 10.90 6.20 12.78 Smartpay 2,266,050 Tenon 0.92 0.95 0.90 – 1.15 0.40 – Pyne Gould Corp 2,000,727 D~F Tourism 0.71 0.72 0.72 -0.02 0.99 0.40 68.00 Fletcher Building 1,915,991 Dairy Equity 0.09 0.11 0.09 – 0.13 0.06 – Tower 1.70 1.72 1.70 -0.01 1.79 1.19 51.99 Telstra 1,899,695 2.35 2.39 2.35 -0.02 2.50 1.90 31.31 Transpacific Ind Gr 1.85 – 8.65 – – – – AMP NZ Office 1,561,450 Delegat's Gr Diligent BM Services 0.33 0.42 0.42 – 0.45 0.07 10.00 TRS Inv – 0.001 0.001 – 0.001 0.001 – Auckland Intl Apt 1,446,954 Dominion Finance – – 0.01 – – – – TrustPower 7.46 7.50 7.50 -0.05 7.95 6.80 103.3 F&P Healthcare 1,296,294 , , DDorchester 0.11 0.12 0.12 – 0.24 0.03 8.60 Turners & Growers 1.50 1.60 1.60 – 1.80 1.06 – DDowner EDI 6.05 – – – – – 4.46 Turners Auctions 1.33 1.49 1.32 +0.07 1.32 0.42 8.02 NZ TOP TOP 10 10 VALUE VALU VA LUEE LU Ebos Gr 5.90 5.94 5.90 – 6.10 3.85 17.03 Vector 1.96 1.98 1.96 -0.05 2.32 1.88 1076 Telecom NZ $32,091,537 Energy World Corp – – 0.87 – 0.87 0.48 – VTL Gr – – 0.02 – – – – Westpac Banking $22,342,364 F&C Small Co 8.36 8.75 8.75 +0.35 9.25 6.48 1.00 Wakefield Health 9.10 9.25 9.25 +0.05 10.00 7.50 1.00 ANZ Banking Gr $17,638,469 F&P Appliances 0.62 0.63 0.63 -0.01 1.11 0.25 1203 Warehouse Gr 4.51 4.52 4.52 +0.01 4.55 3.14 531.8 Fletcher Building $15,833,911 F&P Healthcare 2.99 3.02 2.99 +0.05 3.52 2.79 1296 Wgn Drive Tech 0.10 0.10 0.10 -0.001 0.26 0.08 241.2 Sky City $8,807,000 Feltex Carpets – – 0.03 – – – – Westpac Banking 33.65 34.00 33.70 +0.20 33.70 17.20 666.2 Telstra $7,476,346 Finzsoft Solutions 0.14 – 0.13 – 0.30 0.11 – Widespread Ptf 0.17 0.20 0.17 – 0.29 0.10 – F&P Healthcare $3,854,894 Fleming Jap Inv Tr 3.18 3.22 3.23 – 3.90 3.10 – Witan Inv Tr 8.55 – 8.00 – – – – Sky Network TV $2,972,864 Fletcher Building 8.29 8.30 8.29 -0.13 8.56 5.01 1916 Xero 1.65 1.67 1.67 -0.02 1.70 0.67 28.25 Auckland Intl Apt $2,856,263 Foreign & Col Euro 11.70 12.05 11.90 – 12.65 9.35 – Warehouse Gr $$2,407,713 , , Foreign & Col Inv 5.55 5.60 5.58 – 6.30 5.10 19.69 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS FFreightways 3.07 3.08 3.09 -0.04 3.45 2.64 67.47 SmartFONZ 1.31 1.32 1.31 -0.006 1.33 1.04 72.93 NZ BIGGEST BIG IGGE GEST GE ST 1100 RISES RISE RI SESS SE SmartMIDZ 2.20 2.23 2.21 -0.03 2.33 1.78 10.10 G ~ L F&C Small Co $8.75 +35¢ SmartMOZY 5.15 5.29 5.29 -0.01 5.35 3.44 9.30 0.08 0.09 0.09+0.008 0.17 0.03 10.00 SmartOZZY Westpac Banking $33.70 +20¢ Genesis Research 3.51 3.58 3.58 -0.02 3.60 2.20 12.60 1.98 1.99 1.98 -0.01 2.15 1.18 563.1 SmartTENZ Telstra $3.95 +8¢ Goodman Fielder 0.86 0.87 0.87 – 0.90 0.71 42.21 1.03 1.04 1.04 -0.01 1.08 0.76 692.6 WINZ Turners Auctions $1.32 +7¢ Goodman Prop Tr 1.01 1.05 1.01 -0.04 1.13 0.96 21.72 0.87 0.88 0.87 – 0.96 0.47 2645 F&P Healthcare $2.99 +5¢ Guinness Peat 0.61 0.67 0.61 – 0.76 0.26 0.54 Wakefield Health $9.25 +5¢ GuocoLeisure WARRANTS 3.04 3.05 3.04 -0.06 3.82 1.94 49.70 Aus Found Inv $6.55 +4¢ Hallenstein Barramundi $0.75 0.10 0.20 – – – – – Hellaby 1.70 1.71 1.70 -0.01 1.75 0.40 50.55 Sanford $4.80 +4¢ Cynotech $0.30 0.006 0.02 0.02 – 0.03 0.006 – Henderson FE Inc Tr 6.50 6.65 6.53 -0.07 7.05 4.98 10.47 Sky City $3.43 +4¢ Infratil $1.12 0.51 0.53 0.51 -0.01 7.54 0.39 8.00 Henderson Pacific 3.37 3.58 3.40 -0.06 3.70 2.08 10.13 Port Tauranga $7.08 +3¢ g – 0.18 0.04 42.29 HHeritage Gold 0.03 0.03 0.03 -0.001 0.04 0.01 53.29 Infratil Bonus $4.12 0.06 0.07 0.06 Marlin Global $1.00 0.07 0.07 0.07 -0.001 0.08 0.02 47.50 NZ BBIGGEST IGGE IG GEST GE ST 1100 FALLS FALL FA LLSS HHeritage Gold A$ Opt – 0.002 0.001 – 0.006 0.001 – Widespread Ptf $1.00 – 0.02 0.01 – 0.04 0.01 – LL 3.05 3.55 3.50 – 3.52 2.80 – Caledonia Inv $36.60 -170¢ Horizon Energy – – – – – – – Clsgg Qts Cls Cl Qts Last La L stt 1100s 100 00s Int I t Matu M Maturity t rity it Con CConv onv Yl Yldd JPMorgan Oseas Tr $14.00 -40¢ Ind News & Media 1.58 1.59 1.58 -0.03 1.97 1.42 675.8 Buy Sale Sale Sold ¢/unit Date Terms Int Mainfreight $5.38 -22¢ Infratil ING Med Prop Tr 1.20 1.21 1.21 -0.01 1.23 1.01 21.03 CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES ANZ Banking Gr $29.16 -17¢ ING Prop Tr 0.79 0.80 0.79 -0.01 0.82 0.54 331.2 Bankers Inv Tr $8.05 -13¢ JPMorgan Oseas Tr 14.00 14.40 14.00 -0.40 14.50 10.70 0.96 Kiwi Prop Tr Nts B 0.99 1.00 1.00 609 8.00 30/6/10 – – City Of London $5.32 -13¢ Kermadec Prop Fund 0.54 0.55 0.55 – 0.55 0.41 – Buy Sell Buy Bu S ll La Sel 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A Hamilton optometrist who took the sting out of a migraine for a visitor from England has been commended with an award that aims to encourage outstanding customer service. Working late on a frosty winter evening to fix a pair of glasses and then delivering them to the client’s door at 7.30pm impressed Lisa Young so much that she nominated Martin van der Most, formerly of Visique Rototuna Optometrists, for a weekly MYOB Awesome Service Award. Mrs Young’s daughter had arrived from England with a migraine, and a crack in a lens that was aggravating the headache. With some work required to fit a replacement lens and no prospect of the migraine easing, Mr van der Most worked after the store closed. ‘‘It can be hard when you are dealing with people every day but it is a good idea to put yourself in your customer’s or patient’s shoes,’’ Mr van der Most said. Mr van der Most, who moved to Auckland last week, received a Michael Hill gift card, a framed MYOB Awesome Service Award citation and ‘‘pat on the back’’ publicity from Newstalk ZB. Martin van der Before being told he had Most won the award, Mr van der Most was not aware that it existed. ‘‘My main aim is to provide good service. It has been instilled in me by previous employers, and it is nice to see a smile on customers’ faces,’’ he said. Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Wayne Walford said such examples of customer service made him proud to advocate for business. ‘‘Some people in business, like him, do this all the time. They deserve our applause.’’ He said there needed to be a greater focus on what constituted ‘‘good’’ customer service. ‘‘People often find it difficult to say what is good customer service but they can tell you very quickly what bad service is.’’ Mrs Young will consider going to Mr van der Most at his new practice in Auckland the next time she needs new glasses.

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Times tough for migrants, disabled The economic recession has ‘‘significantly affected’’ the employment opportunities of migrants and the disabled, the Human Rights Commission says. In the commission’s 2009 annual report, issued yesterday, chief commissioner Rosslyn Noonan said the tough employment market had hit some groups harder than others. ‘‘Greater competition for jobs and cuts to the number of jobs have had an impact on migrant communities, with greater numbers of inquiries and complaints to the commission from refugees and migrants about employment,’’ she said. The commission received 5834 inquiries and complaints in the year ending June 30.

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Column takes a break Our fortnightly column from Chris Williams at King Street Advertising takes a break this week. The column will return on November 11. Fairfax, NZPA

Hirepool is now in Brooklyn Rd

• OPEN 7 DAYS • DIY and trade • top quality equipment • experienced people

Hirepool will open their latest branch at the Brooklyn Rd site already well known for rentals. The move will enable the continued provision of localised hire services and even better service for Hamilton than ever before.

Phone 07 853 0090 www.hirepool.co.nz

3 Brooklyn Road will be a Hirepool Branch from 1st November

0800 889 7755

www.hitechenviro.co.nz