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MARKET CLOSE NZX 50 falls from 4-year high, OGC slips with gold price

MARKET CLOSE NZX 50 falls from 4-year high, OGC slips with gold price

Sept. 18 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 Index down from its highest in more than four years, as commodity prices gave up recent gains, weighing on stocks including NZ Oil & Gas and OceanaGold. The NZX 50 fell 12.75 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3804....

18 Sep 2012
Plan for a moribund economy, says BusinessNZ

Plan for a moribund economy, says BusinessNZ

Sept 18 (BusinessDesk) - More evidence is emerging that the New Zealand economy remains stuck in a subdued, low-growth pattern, with BusinessNZ’s September Planning Forecast report showing the economy is "more or less stagnant." While food and other soft commodities are not taki...

18 Sep 2012
Hugh Fletcher to retire from Fletcher Building board, ending century-long family link

Hugh Fletcher to retire from Fletcher Building board, ending century-long family link

Sept. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building non-executive director Hugh Fletcher will step down from the board of the country's biggest listed construction company, ending his family's link with the firm stretching back more than 100 years. Fletcher will retire at the end of t...

18 Sep 2012