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NZ Sugar Company boosts profits on higher exports and lower costs from Chelsea factory

NZ Sugar Company boosts profits on higher exports and lower costs from Chelsea factory

By Tina Morrison May 24 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand Sugar Company, which operates the iconic pink Chelsea Sugar refinery on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, boosted profit last year as it benefitted from higher exports and lower costs. The company’s profit rose 15.7 percent to $2...

24 May 2013
Greymouth shucks off disaffected shareholder

Greymouth shucks off disaffected shareholder

Pattrick Smellie May 24 (BusinessDesk) - Minnow oil and gas player Greymouth Petroleum is preparing to welcome a new 14 percent shareholder on its share register after winning a High Court action brought by the company's former chief operating officer, John Sturgess. Sturgess w...

24 May 2013
Lance Wiggs's Punakaiki Fund mulls $50 million IPO to invest in high-growth companies

Lance Wiggs's Punakaiki Fund mulls $50 million IPO to invest in high-growth companies

By Tina Morrison May 24 (BusinessDesk) – Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand internet, technology and design companies with high growth potential. Punakaiki expects to offer $20 million to $50 million of sha...

24 May 2013