
Renaissance Brewing up for sale after voluntary administration appointment
By Paul McBeth Oct. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Renaissance Brewing, the first local company to raise capital through equity crowdfunding, is up for sale after cash flow woes and product management issues led to the appointment of voluntary administrators. Shephard Dunphy's Iain S...

OGOG wins NZOG's blessing after lifting offer by 1 cent a share
By Paul McBeth Oct. 9 (BusinessDesk) - OG Oil & Gas has sweetened its partial takeover bid for New Zealand Oil & Gas, winning over the Kiwi energy explorer's independent directors. The oil and gas division of Ofer Global Group will pay 78 cents per share to lift its NZOG s...

Spark pushes ComCom to wrap up mobile market study quickly with narrow probe
By Paul McBeth Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand, the country's second-biggest mobile carrier, kicked off its response to the Commerce Commission's probe into the mobile market, urging the regulator to keep it narrow and brief to avoid regulatory uncertainty for invest...

Hospitality, private trading providers wary over migration as coalition talks near pointy end
By Paul McBeth Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Private training providers and the hospitality sector are nervous about where a future government will land on migration policy settings as coalition talks gather momentum with the final vote of the general election due tomorrow. Oppo...