Business

Blue Sky reports best result in 8 years
Primary Sector

Blue Sky reports best result in 8 years

By Rebecca Howard July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Southland meat processor and marketer Blue Sky Meats says the year to March was its best result in eight years as a strategic plan bore fruit. The company, which is due to release its annual report shortly, said the March financial...

Rebecca Howard 04 Jul 2019
TruScreen's $2M bookbuild extended as CEO hits road to meet investors
Services

TruScreen's $2M bookbuild extended as CEO hits road to meet investors

By Rebecca Howard July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Potential investors in TruScreen want to see chief executive Martin Dillon in person before backing a $2 million capital raising. On Tuesday, the cervical cancer test maker's shares were placed on a trading halt that was due to be l...

Rebecca Howard 03 Jul 2019
Re-opening Stratford-Okahukura line priority for KiwiRail CEO
Economy

Re-opening Stratford-Okahukura line priority for KiwiRail CEO

By Gavin Evans July 4 (BusinessDesk) - A $40 million project to reopen the mothballed Stratford to Okahukura rail line is a priority for new KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller. The line, shut since a derailment in 2009, is the only alternative north-south rail link should...

Gavin Evans 03 Jul 2019
RBNZ will have to be more sceptical in regulatory oversight - Orr
Finance

RBNZ will have to be more sceptical in regulatory oversight - Orr

By Paul McBeth July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says the prudential supervisor will have to be more sceptical in its oversight of the insurance and banking sectors given the lack of self-discipline shown in the CBL Insurance case.  The central bank y...

Paul McBeth 03 Jul 2019