Business

Smiths City sold; more than 100 jobs lost
Retail

Smiths City sold; more than 100 jobs lost

Retail chain Smiths City Group is selling the bulk of its businesses in a $60 million deal that will see a quarter of the firm's workforce lose their jobs.

Dan Brunskill 18 May 2020
Metlifecare heads to court for takeover deal enforcement
Law & Regulation

Metlifecare heads to court for takeover deal enforcement

Metlifecare has filed an application with the High Court in the latest twist in its stoush with EQT, seeking court orders to have the Swedish private equity firm's takeover offer enforced.

Pattrick Smellie 18 May 2020
OceanaGold posts first-quarter loss but sees shiny future
Primary Sector

OceanaGold posts first-quarter loss but sees shiny future

A first-quarter loss has not tarnished OceanaGold's commitment to its New Zealand goldfields, on the back of the highest New Zealand currency-denominated gold prices on record.

Brent Melville 18 May 2020
Dairy risk in S&P's dimmer view of BNZ's capital position?
Finance

Dairy risk in S&P's dimmer view of BNZ's capital position?

Standard & Poor's has singled out Bank of New Zealand as being in a worse capital position than the other three major banks and even compared with two smaller banks.

Jenny Ruth 15 May 2020