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colonial motor lifts first half profit on strong vehicle market property sale

By Tina Morrison Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co lifted first-half profit 24 percent as the listed motor vehicle distributor benefited from New Zealand's record new vehicle market and th

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co shares climb to month high after profit upgrade

By Paul McBeth July 5 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co shares rose to the highest in a month after the listed motor vehicle distributor said it expects to post a record profit in 2016.  The shares

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co lifts annual profit 13 on buoyant car market

By Paul McBeth Aug. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co lifted annual profit 13 percent as a buoyant car market drove the motor vehicle distributor closer to cracking a billion dollars of revenue.�

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co full year profit falls 74 on slimmer margins outlook dims

Aug. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co, the listed motor vehicle distributor, posted a 7.4 percent decline in full-year profit and said margins have contracted for its car dealerships and demand

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co fy profit soars 38 to record on growing vehicle sales

By Paul McBeth Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co, the car and tractor dealer, said annual profit rose 38 percent to a record amid growing sales of new vehicles. Net profit rose to $19.3 mill

Thu, Jan 01 1970

warner bros in dire financial state

The dire state of Warner Bros Discovery’s New Zealand finances has been laid bare –  a massive $138 million loss in 2023, including a $79.5 million impairment. The media company’s finances, rel

Thu, Jan 01 1970

old gold what to buy in the nz colonial art market

Charles Blomfield, JBC Hoyte and John Gully. These were some of the giants of the New Zealand art auction scene in the 1970s and 1980s – artists from a much earlier era who painted familiar scenes o

Thu, Jan 01 1970

government to put the state back into state housing review tenancy act twyford says

By Sophie Boot Dec. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The government is planning "the biggest overhaul of housing policy since the time of the first Labour government"  by building 100,000 new houses, re-inventing

Thu, Jan 01 1970

auckland state of emergency extended

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has extended the state of emergency for a further seven days and apologised for aspects of the initial response.  Civil Defence Emergency Management advised the mayor to ex

Thu, Jan 01 1970

rethinking the welfare state

On this day, Nov. 11, in 1942, New Zealand, Australian, Indian, South African, Free French and British troops won the second Battle of El Alamein, finally forcing the great German general Erwin Rommel

Thu, Jan 01 1970

chevron indian state oil company enter nz oil search for the first time

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The third annual round of oil and gas exploration licences has attracted two new international players: US giant Chevron, which operates the Caltex brand in

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co cautiously optimistic about 2018 wary of ev risk

By Sophie Boot Nov. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co, which listed on the NZ stock exchange in 1962, is cautious about forecasting in the year ahead despite its strong returns in 2017 and continue

Thu, Jan 01 1970

not personal nzsa to vote against colonial motor companys proposed resolutions at agm

The New Zealand Shareholders Association plans to go toe-to-toe with the Colonial Motor Company at its annual meeting on Friday and vote against all of the listed car dealer’s proposed resolutions i

Thu, Jan 01 1970

oio signs off vector transmission network sale to first state funds

By Edwin Mitson April 6 (BusinessDesk) - The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of Vector's gas transmission and gas distribution businesses outside Auckland to the global fund manager,.

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co expects 2016 profit dividends to match 2015

By Tina Morrison Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Colonial Motor Co, the listed motor vehicle distributor, expects 2016 profit and dividends to be similar to last year as better growth in city dealerships off

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor co reports a 52 dip in 1h profit

By Rebecca Howard Feb. 21 (BusinessDesk) -  Colonial Motor Co reported a 5.2 percent drop in first half profit and while it was guardedly positive about the immediate future it signaled several risks

Thu, Jan 01 1970

bennett sees first state house sales to community providers coming in 2016

By Paul McBeth June 3 (BusinessDesk) - Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett doesn't expect to complete any state house sales to community providers until next year, and says they won't be sold at

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motors says uncertainty keyword heading into 2h

Colonial Motors, the listed motor vehicle distributor, said its first-half net profit was down 21% on the year and revenue slid 6.5%. The company said net profit attributable to shareholders was $14.3

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor warns of looming supply constraints

Colonial Motor Co expects to face continuing supply constraints as disrupted supply chains make it harder to bring in new stock. However, the car dealer managed to boost first-half profit 58% to $12.8

Thu, Jan 01 1970

state by state aussie travel bubble gaining ground

The New Zealand government appears to be edging towards a state-by-state approach to establishing travel bubbles with Australia, singling out New South Wales’s approach as a source of heightened ris

Thu, Jan 01 1970

legal tests begin as tiktok banned in first us state

By Anna Edgerton Montana governor Greg Gianforte has signed a law banning TikTok in the state, setting up the first legal and logistical test for broader efforts to restrict access to the wildly popul

Thu, Jan 01 1970

colonial motor company fights back against nzsa

The 5th oldest company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange has fought back against claims made by the NZ Shareholders Association backing its intention to vote against its AGM resolutions seeking

Thu, Jan 01 1970

shell and partners sell maui pipeline to first state investments for 335 mln

By Paul McBeth Dec. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Shell New Zealand-controlled Maui Development has sold the Maui natural gas pipeline for $335 million to funds managed by First State Investments, which recent

Thu, Jan 01 1970

the colonial motor company

CMO originated in 1859 from a coach-building operation at 89 Courtenay Place Wellington. In 1881 it merged into Rouse & Hurrell, a partnership that formed into a limited liability company in 1902. The

Thu, Jan 01 1970

the state of capital market structures

To me, market structure is a "long-range" of thinking about how things change over time.  I have talked ad nauseam about how the S&P 500 is amazing and virtually impossible for an active investor to

Thu, Jan 01 1970
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