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Jager says banks 'supported' growers during PSA crisis, 'got good PR' from Zespri as a result

Jager says banks 'supported' growers during PSA crisis, 'got good PR' from Zespri as a result

By Jonathan Underhill Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Zespri Group's outgoing chief executive Lain Jager has told the High Court that the banking sector was supportive of the kiwifruit industry when it was reeling from the outbreak of the Psa virus, helping limit the number of foreclo...

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares dip, Metro Glass at low while A2, Sanford, Synlait gain

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares dip, Metro Glass at low while A2, Sanford, Synlait gain

By Sophie Boot Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell slightly with Metro Performance Glass hitting a record low while A2 Milk Co and Synlait Milk extended last week's gains. The S&P/NZX50 Index dipped 1.5 points, or 0.02 percent, to 7,928.89. Within the index, 22...

Sophie Boot 02 Oct 2017
NZ dollar falls as prospect of new Fed chair stokes rate hike bets; Catalonia vote weighs on euro

NZ dollar falls as prospect of new Fed chair stokes rate hike bets; Catalonia vote weighs on euro

By Rebecca Howard Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar slipped as the greenback benefitted from the possibility a new Federal Reserve chair could tighten monetary policy faster than the current regime and as the euro was weighed on by uncertainty over the Catalonia i...

Rebecca Howard 02 Oct 2017