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Auckland house sales fall for second month, listings at 7-month low, Barfoot says

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...

04 Aug 2014
Briscoe says first-half profit rose 21% on fatter margins, online sales

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...

04 Aug 2014
Chatham Rock Phosphate seeks smaller seabed mining area

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...

04 Aug 2014