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Drainage firm faces liquidation
News in Brief

Drainage firm faces liquidation

Well-known Auckland businessman Evan Christian has applied to liquidate a drainage company after he accidentally overpaid it about $200,000.According to a recent Gazette notice, an application to put Northside Drainage into liquidation was filed by Christian Family Trust Limited...

Stantec snaps up Christchurch engineering firm Cosgroves
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Stantec snaps up Christchurch engineering firm Cosgroves

Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange-listed Stantec has acquired Cosgroves, a 90-person buildings engineering firm headquartered in Christchurch.Stantec, headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, said the acquisition would increase its market presence in New Zealand by app...

Staff reporters 30 Jun 2025