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Kiwi Income punts on Auckland waterfront

Friday, 26 February 2010, 5:49 pm | Businesswire

Kiwi Income snares 90-year lease for $16.5M in Auckland's showcase Wynyard Quarter More >>

ANZ Bank’s NZ underlying earnings fall 19%

Friday, 26 February 2010, 2:48 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – Australia & New Zealand Banking Group’s New Zealand business reported a 19% decline in underlying earnings in the three months ended Dec. 31, reflecting impairment charges and ‘subdued’ lending volumes. Underlying ... More >>

South Canterbury makes early repayment of US debt

Friday, 26 February 2010, 2:47 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - South Canterbury Finance Ltd., the finance company owned by Allan Hubbard’s Southbury Group, says its liquidity position is sufficiently strong to allow it to repay US$17.7 million of privately placed U.S. a month before ... More >>

Weak prices, strike pole-axes Solid Energy result

Friday, 26 February 2010, 2:40 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - Solid Energy Ltd., the government-owner coal miner, is cancelling all major capital expenditure after its earnings turned to a $6.5 million loss in the six months to Dec. 31. More >>

Smallest balance of trade gap since 2002

Friday, 26 February 2010, 1:43 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand recorded its smallest annual trade deficit since July 2002 in January, reflecting weaker-than-expected imports outpacing a decline in exports. More >>

Vector 1H profit rises 11.6% on lower debt costs

Friday, 26 February 2010, 1:39 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - Vector Ltd., New Zealand’s biggest gas and electricity distributor, posted an 11.6% gain in first-half profit to $101.3 million as the company reduced debt, lowered expenses and its network revenues showed resilience to recessionary ... More >>

Wine lake sinks Delegat's shares, write-downs loom

Friday, 26 February 2010, 1:02 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - Delegat's Group Ltd., which makes the Oyster Bay brand wines, is forecasting a 30%-to-40% cut in full-year earnings as it prepares to write down the value of vineyards and their "biological assets" as wine industry oversupply ... More >>

NZ building consents fall for a second month

Friday, 26 February 2010, 12:04 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand home building consents fell for a second month in January, suggesting the nation’s economic recovery is still fragile as property owners fret about tax changes and the potential for higher interest rates. More >>

AMP NZ Office bows to pressure, promises overhaul

Friday, 26 February 2010, 11:51 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - AMP NZ Office Trust has bowed to shareholder pressure and will restructure by July 1 as a normal company with its own board and a new management fee structure to clearly separate the interests of the trust and its manager, AMP ... More >>

Pyne Gould posts 1H profit of $10.1M

Friday, 26 February 2010, 11:50 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – Pyne Gould Corp., the finance and asset management company with aspirations to turn its Marac unit into a bank, reported a return to first-half profit as impairments tumbled. More >>

Auckland Airport lifts 1H profit, plans hotel

Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:23 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) - Auckland International Airport Ltd lifted underlying tax-paid profit 4.7% to $54.0 million in the six months to Dec. 31, as it announced plans to build a new 125-room budget hotel in time for next year's Rugby World Cup. More >>

NZ dollar falls on Greece fears, weak U.S. data

Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:17 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar fell as renewed concerns about Greece’s fiscal health and weaker U.S. data eroded investors’ appetite for risk. More >>

Air NZ 1H profit doubles on lower fuel costs

Friday, 26 February 2010, 9:54 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – Air New Zealand Ltd., the state-controlled national carrier, reported first-half profit almost doubled as fuel costs tumbled and the airline reined in labour costs. More >>

Stocks to watch: AIA, Air NZ, Vector

Friday, 26 February 2010, 9:21 am | Businesswire

Stocks to watch: Auckland International Airport, Air NZ Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless ... More >>

Widespread wins Chatham Rise permit

Friday, 26 February 2010, 8:19 am | Businesswire

Feb. 25 (BusinessWire) - Widespread Energy and its associate Widespread Portfolios have been granted a prospecting permit on the Chatham Rise, allowing them to test whether the area contains an estimated 100 million tonnes of rock phosphate, which ... More >>

Lyttelton Port FY result to be at bottom of range

Friday, 26 February 2010, 8:14 am | Businesswire

Lyttelton Port 1H profit drops 35%, FY result to be at low end of forecast range More >>

Ebos, heads for record profit, has $100M to spend

Friday, 26 February 2010, 8:11 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (BusinessWire) – Ebos Group Ltd. has $100 million to spend on acquisitions and is attracted to companies in the scientific products distribution space in Australia, said chief executive Mark Waller. More >>

While you were sleeping: Warnings and warning sign

Friday, 26 February 2010, 7:20 am | Businesswire

Feb. 26 (Business Wire) - Shares dropped across Europe after Moody’s said it might cut Greece’s debt rating and they dropped in the U.S. after the latest economic report showed that the manufacturing sector remain depressed. More >>

Powerco posts first-half profit of $15.3 mln

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 6:16 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 25 (BusinessWire) – Powerco, the gas and electricity network owner, proved again the recession-proof qualities of utility stocks, turning to a net profit of $15.3 million in the first half. More >>

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Wrightson, HBY gain

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 6:10 pm | Businesswire

Feb. 25 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose, paced by PGG Wrightson and Nuplex Industries, amid optimism corporate earnings growth will continue apace this year, helping the equity market to extend its gains. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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