News in Brief

News in Brief
T&G Global's Freshmax acquisition approved
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T&G Global's Freshmax acquisition approved

T&G Global acquisition of Freshmax New Zealand has been approved by the New Zealand Commerce Commission. The acquisition includes three market sites in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and distribution services throughout New Zealand. The fresh food producers said it would...

03 Apr 2020
Executive appointees at Meridian
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Executive appointees at Meridian

Meridian Energy has appointed two executives. Claire Shaw as general manager of corporate affairs and sustainability and Jason Woolley as general counsel and company secretary. Shaw has a decade of experience as an external relations professional in the sector and Woolley has bee...

03 Apr 2020
LIC gets a discount
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LIC gets a discount

Livestock Improvement Corporations investment in Israeli dairy tech firm, Afimilk, just got cheaper as the New Zealand dollar has risen against the US dollar, now trading at 59.2 cents. This has cut $5 million dollars from the actual purchase price, bring it to $118.3. The compan...

03 Apr 2020
Building consents rise before lockdown
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Building consents rise before lockdown

Stats NZ figures show new residential building consents rose a seasonally adjusted 4.7 percent to 3,395 in February, although permits for new houses were up 2.7 percent at 2,006. Annual residential consents rose 10.6 percent to 37,882 in the 12 months ended Feb. 29, the highest l...

03 Apr 2020