New Zealand’s capital city will be open for business tomorrow after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Cook Strait, while scientists say there’s a one-in-five chance of a similar-size temblor this week. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown told a media briefing today it will be up to employers to determine whether their staff should come in. Portions of the city were …

Vodafone New Zealand, which bought phone company TelstraClear for $840 million last year, gained 19,000 mobile customers in the second quarter, snapping nine straight quarters when it shed clients. Auckland-based Vodafone had 2.326 million mobile customers as at June 30, up from 2.307 million customers three months earlier, according to its London Stock Exchange-listed parent’s quarterly result. Vodafone amalgamated the …

Shell Exploration New Zealand, Todd Energy and Austria’s OMV plan to pick up the Kan Tan IV oil rig next year to drill at least one, perhaps two, more exploration wells in the formerly giant Maui gas field off Taranaki. The definite well, Ruru-2, will re-drill Ruru-1 on the southeastern edge of the field, the drilling of which was suspended …