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Auckland house sales fall in October, as listings grow

Auckland house sales fall in October, as listings grow

By Suze Metherell Nov. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland house sales fell in October from the month earlier, as the number of unsold properties on Barfoot & Thompson's books rose to the highest level since July, the city's biggest realtor said. The number of sales slipped to 939...

04 Nov 2014
Nuplex sees 8.2 % earnings growth in 2015FY as it restructures ANZ

Nuplex sees 8.2 % earnings growth in 2015FY as it restructures ANZ

By Suze Metherell Nov. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemical manufacturer, expects earnings growth of up to 8.2 percent in the 2015 financial year, as it sells businesses in Australian and New Zealand to become solely focused on its global resins busines...

04 Nov 2014
Aucklanders build McMansions as land values soar, housing paper notes

Aucklanders build McMansions as land values soar, housing paper notes

By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland land prices have surged ahead of the rest of the country as a proportion of the cost of a new dwelling, spurring owners to almost double the size of their houses in the past four decades and exacerbating a shortfall of pro...

04 Nov 2014