Vital Healthcare buys private mental hospital in Sydney for A$30.3 mln

Vital Healthcare buys private mental hospital in Sydney for A$30.3 mln

By Paul McBeth June 13 (BusinessDesk) - Vital Healthcare Property Trust has continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of a private mental hospital in Sydney for A$30.3 million.  The Auckland-based property investor bought the 59-bed site called The Hills Clinic, whi...

Paul McBeth 13 Jun 2017
Moana NZ boosts first-half profit 28% on Sealord earnings, iwi lobster joint venture

Moana NZ boosts first-half profit 28% on Sealord earnings, iwi lobster joint venture

By Paul McBeth June 13 (BusinessDesk) - Moana New Zealand boosted first-half profit 28 percent, even as revenue shrank by about a quarter, as the iwi-owned fishing group reaped gains from its half-stake in Sealord Group and its lobster joint venture with Port Nicholson Fisheri...

Paul McBeth 12 Jun 2017
Spark buys marketing automation firm Ubiquity Software for undisclosed sum

Spark buys marketing automation firm Ubiquity Software for undisclosed sum

By Paul McBeth June 13 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand has bought Auckland-based marketing automation firm Ubiquity Software for an undisclosed sum, saying it will help beef up data analytics unit Qrious.  Auckland-based Spark has signed a conditional agreement to buy Ub...

Paul McBeth 12 Jun 2017
Choking back immigration would stall the economy, PM English says

Choking back immigration would stall the economy, PM English says

By Paul McBeth June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Turning off the flow of new migrants would stall the economy which faces a shortage of skills to meet the growing infrastructure demands of a larger population says Prime Minister Bill English, who expects to amend the government's polic...

Paul McBeth 12 Jun 2017