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Fletcher drops Horokiwi Quarries from Higgins purchase as application delayed again

Fletcher drops Horokiwi Quarries from Higgins purchase as application delayed again

By Jonathan Underhill June 30 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building has dropped the Horokiwi Quarries from its application to buy rival construction company Higgins Group Holdings, a step that may help win approval from the Commerce Commission which today delayed its ruling for t...

O:Tu winemaker Marlborough Wine Estates trades on NXT; eyes Asia, US expansion

O:Tu winemaker Marlborough Wine Estates trades on NXT; eyes Asia, US expansion

By Sophie Boot June 30 (BusinessDesk) - Marlborough Wine Estates Group, the Chinese-owned winemaker, rose 35 percent in its NZX debut after a compliance listing on the NXT market. The Auckland-based maker of O:Tu and Music Bay branded wines first traded at 27 cents and reco...

Sophie Boot 30 Jun 2016
NZ government extends drought classification for eastern South Island

NZ government extends drought classification for eastern South Island

By Tina Morrison June 30 (BusinessDesk) - The government has extended a drought classification for the eastern South Island until the end of the year, meaning the area will have officially been in drought for almost two years, the longest period for such a category. Primary...

Tina Morrison 30 Jun 2016