![NZ new vehicle sales rise in July, headed for third straight annual record](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ new vehicle sales rise in July, headed for third straight annual record
By Tina Morrison Aug. 3 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand new vehicle sales rose in July, with continued monthly gains signalling a new annual record may be set this year. Registrations of new vehicles rose 12 percent to 11,570 in July from the year earlier month, according to t...
![Infratil teams up with Aussie fund for 30-year student accommodation contract](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
Infratil teams up with Aussie fund for 30-year student accommodation contract
By Tina Morrison Aug. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Infratil and Commonwealth Superannuation Corp have paid A$82.5 million for the 30-year contract to manage nine on-campus purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) residences for Australian National University in the Australian capital...
![NZ home values rise at fastest quarterly pace in 12 years](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ home values rise at fastest quarterly pace in 12 years
By Tina Morrison Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand residential property values rose at the fastest quarterly rate in 12 years, with the national average value of a house now topping $600,000. That's a 6.1 percent in the three months through July to $602,434, marking the f...
![RESEND: NZ Shareholders Association wants to reduce Robinson influence on Rakon](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
RESEND: NZ Shareholders Association wants to reduce Robinson influence on Rakon
(Fixes number of directors in third paragraph.) By Tina Morrison Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Shareholders Association wants to reduce the influence of Rakon's founding Robinson family on the listed high-tech components manufacturer, to improve its performance....