Business
Infrastructure
Technology at scale key to Z Energy's future growth
By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Deploying new technology at scale to provide better services will be a key part of Z Energy’s future growth, chief executive Mike Bennetts says. New Zealand’s biggest fuel retailer spent about $10 million in the past year on a range of...
Finance
Spheria Asset Management takes A$4.8M stake in NZME
By Paul McBeth May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Spheria Asset Management spent A$4.8 million building up a 5.3 percent stake in NZME to become the latest Australian fund manager to take a punt on the Kiwi media group. The Sydney-based firm bought almost 10.4 million shares at an ave...
Property
CORRECT: Overseas buyers missing in action, building consents dip in March
(Fixes incorrect percentage change for actual building consents in 10th paragraph) By Rebecca Howard May 2 (BusinessDesk) - Overseas buyer activity fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year after restrictions to bar foreigners from snapping up existing homes took ho...
Finance
UPDATE: BNZ lifts first-half profit 12.2% as lending grows and margins fatten
(Updating with comment from 7th paragraph) By Jenny Ruth May 2 (BusinessDesk) - Bank of New Zealand’s first-half net profit jumped 12.2 percent, boosted by gains on the sale of its 25 percent stake in Paymark and increased business and housing lending. The bank, which is...
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