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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise to a record, Pumpkin Patch leads gains after returning to annual profit

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise to a record, Pumpkin Patch leads gains after returning to annual profit

By Tina Morrison Sept. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares advanced, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a new record, led by children’s clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch which posted a return to annual profit following a loss the previous year as it restructures its business. The NZ...

27 Sep 2013
Fletcher Building faces probe into plasterboard supply deals

Fletcher Building faces probe into plasterboard supply deals

Sept. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building, the biggest listed company in New Zealand, faces a probe into potentially anti-competitive behaviour in its plasterboard supply arrangements. The Auckland-based company has today been advised that the competition watchdog, the Comme...

27 Sep 2013
Genesis mothballs second Huntly unit earlier than expected

Genesis mothballs second Huntly unit earlier than expected

By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 27 (BusinessDesk) – Genesis Energy is to mothball the second of four generating units at its ageing Huntly power station more than a year earlier than previously signalled as flat demand and a surge in new, lower cost generation has made it surplus to...

27 Sep 2013