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Auckland house sales fall for second month, listings at 7-month low, Barfoot says
By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland house sales fell for a second month in July and the number of listings declined to a seven-month low, The number of sales fell to 983 in July, from house price inflation "has moderated further" since the bank's mone...
Briscoe says first-half profit rose 21% on fatter margins, online sales
By Suze Metherell Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group, the homeware and sporting goods retail chain, lifted first-half profit 21 percent, bolstered by an insurance settlement, and as second-quarter sales rose, margins widened and increased online sales offset a highly compet...
Chatham Rock Phosphate seeks smaller seabed mining area
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Chatham Rock Phosphate, which is seeking a marine consent to mine phosphate nodules in deep sea on New Zealand's Chatham Rise, is reducing the size of its consent application to "simplify questions from the Environmental Protection A...