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NZ export log prices fall to 8-month low on stronger kiwi dollar, higher shipping rates

NZ export log prices fall to 8-month low on stronger kiwi dollar, higher shipping rates

By Tina Morrison Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand export log prices slid to an eight-month low in August as a stronger local currency and higher shipping rates dented returns. The average wharf gate price for New Zealand A-grade logs dropped to $110 a tonne in August, f...

Tina Morrison 21 Aug 2016
Weldon to leave GeoOp board at the end of the month

Weldon to leave GeoOp board at the end of the month

By Paul McBeth Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Former NZX and MediaWorks boss Mark Weldon will leave the board of minnow human resources software developer GeoOp at the end of the month, and will be replaced by an Australian director.  Weldon handed over the chairmanship of GeoOp...

Paul McBeth 21 Aug 2016
Commerce Commission delays decision on 'complex' Fairfax-NZME merger

Commerce Commission delays decision on 'complex' Fairfax-NZME merger

By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission has delayed its decision on the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax Media's New Zealand assets, saying the deal is complex and it needs more time to assess the impact on both news content and the adver...