Business

Vista Group to raise $65m
Finance

Vista Group to raise $65m

Vista Group International is raising $65 million through a placement and rights issue to keep the company well-capitalised through the coronavirus crisis which has significantly impacted almost all its customers.The cinema software company said directors, founders and senior mana...

Jenny Ruth 16 Apr 2020
PETER GRIFFIN: Covid-19 tracing complexities require a better approach
Opinion

Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: Covid-19 tracing complexities require a better approach

As we prepare to emerge from level 4 lockdown, uncertainty remains over one important area of the government’s epidemic response — contact tracing.

Peter Griffin 16 Apr 2020
Refinery competitiveness under the spotlight
Infrastructure

Refinery competitiveness under the spotlight

Refining NZ has “a lot” of scope to improve the competitiveness of its Marsden Point facility and doesn’t need to rush the strategic review it has kicked off, chief executive Naomi James said.The country’s sole oil refinery is not unique among New Zealand and Australian manufactu...

Gavin Evans 15 Apr 2020
Silver Fern Farms' profit boosted by Chinese demand
Primary Sector

Silver Fern Farms' profit boosted by Chinese demand

Silver Fern Farms posted a net profit of $70.7 million for the year to December 2019, up from $5.8 million the year before on the back of higher red meat exports into China.The company, jointly owned by China’s Shanghai Maling Aquarius Limited and farmer-owned Silver Fern Farms C...

Brent Melville 15 Apr 2020