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Govt hits back at 'scaremongering' over RMA proposals

Govt hits back at 'scaremongering' over RMA proposals

By Pattrick Smellie March 1 (BusinessDesk) - Environment Minister Amy Adams is taking a combative approach to early criticism from environmental groups of the government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, saying the critics are "out of touch with New Zealanders."...

01 Mar 2013
Allied Farmers takes further impairment on Hanover assets, adding to 1H loss

Allied Farmers takes further impairment on Hanover assets, adding to 1H loss

March 1 (BusinessDesk) – Allied Farmers has taken a further $4.1 million impairment on its ex-Hanover Finance assets, inflating its first-half loss, which still narrowed from a year earlier. The Hawera-based company posted a loss of $5.5 million in the six months ended Dec. 31,...

01 Mar 2013
CORRECT Telecom appoints Lion's Jolie Hodson as new CFO

CORRECT Telecom appoints Lion's Jolie Hodson as new CFO

(Fixes Hodson's name throughout) March 1 (BusinessDesk) - Telecom Corp, the county's biggest phone company, has appointed Lion finance director Jolie Hodson as its new top number cruncher. Hodson will take up the role of chief financial officer from June, replacing Nick Olson...

01 Mar 2013