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UPDATE: Fletcher directors enjoy pay rise as earnings fall
Infrastructure

UPDATE: Fletcher directors enjoy pay rise as earnings fall

(Updates share price in fourth par, updates with further details from 7th par) By Jenny Ruth Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building’s managing director and other directors have all enjoyed pay increases despite the company’s earnings from core operations mostly falling...

Jenny Ruth 21 Aug 2019
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Stable ETS important for Marsden Point
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Stable ETS important for Marsden Point

By Gavin Evans Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - The top-quartile emissions performance of the Marsden Point oil refinery is a national advantage and one the firm will be working to maintain when it enters the emissions trading scheme in 2023, chief executive Mike Fuge says. Refinin...

Gavin Evans 21 Aug 2019
UPDATE AND CORRECT: Spark shares rally as cost-cutting drive pays off
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UPDATE AND CORRECT: Spark shares rally as cost-cutting drive pays off

(Fixes profit figures in 2nd paragraph, updates and recasts on share price, adds broker comment in 8th paragraph) By Paul McBeth Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand shares hit an eight-month high after the country's biggest telecommunications company lifted annual pr...

21 Aug 2019
UPDATE: Spark lifts annual profit 12% as cost-cutting drive pays off
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UPDATE: Spark lifts annual profit 12% as cost-cutting drive pays off

(Adds detail from 7th paragraph) By Paul McBeth Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand lifted annual profit 12 percent as the country's biggest telecommunications company stripped out costs in its Quantum transformation programme.  Net profit rose to $437 million in...

20 Aug 2019


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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