Business

BRIAN GAYNOR: NZ directors struggling in a changing world
Markets Free

Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: NZ directors struggling in a changing world

New Zealand boards, with Metlifecare being a current example, are struggling to deal with takeover offers.

Brian Gaynor 17 Jul 2020
Seabed miner wins right to appeal
Law & Regulation

Seabed miner wins right to appeal

Trans-Tasman Resources has won its bid for an appeal that may keep its seabed mining aspirations alive.The Supreme Court has granted the company leave to appeal an unfavourable decision from the Court of Appeal in April.That ruling had overturned the consents the Environmental Pr...

Staff reporters 17 Jul 2020
Mercury keeps NZ Listener as other Bauer mags sell
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Mercury keeps NZ Listener as other Bauer mags sell

Mercury Capital will continue to publish New Zealand Listener despite selling off a swag of other titles it had purchased when Bauer decided to pull out of NZ The weekly current affairs title was one of several Mercury had tried to sell following its purchase of magazine giant...

Victoria Young 17 Jul 2020
NZ Steel next up for 'strategic review' by Aussie owner
Economy

NZ Steel next up for 'strategic review' by Aussie owner

BlueScope Steel is reviewing the shape of its New Zealand business as it struggles to keep the steel operations viable, blaming government policy for making things harder.

Paul McBeth 17 Jul 2020