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Insurers brace as Cyclone Gita looms after 2017's record extreme event claims
By Paul McBeth Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - The threat of ex-tropical Cyclone Gita looming over the lower North Island and parts of the South Island has spurred authorities to put residents and customers on notice, and comes after a record number of extreme event claims were settl...
New mānuka definition boosts sampling demand for HRL's NZ Analytica
By Paul McBeth Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - ASX-listed HRL Holdings says the new regulatory regime defining mānuka honey has stoked short-term demand for its recently acquired Analytica Laboratories division. Queensland-based HRL recorded underlying earnings of A$205,000 on re...
Freightways' Troughear says new medical waste unit got $1M of sales in first 4 months
By Jonathan Underhill Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Freightways' new chief executive Mark Troughear says the medical waste business acquired in the first half is on budget and has demonstrated the synergies expected with the existing document destruction unit. Information manage...