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North Island Mussel Processors put into receivership by Sanford, Sealord

North Island Mussel Processors put into receivership by Sanford, Sealord

Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - North Island Mussel Processors is being placed in receivership after the owner of its one-third shareholder, Greenshell Investments, failed to pay $1.2 million in processing fees and associated debt. North Island Mussel made the headlines in 2009 when i...

05 Sep 2012
Metro, North  and  South sold to Germans as Bauer buys ACP for A$500M

Metro, North and South sold to Germans as Bauer buys ACP for A$500M

By Hannah Lynch Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Metro and North & South, the Auckland-based magazines started in the 1980s, are getting new German owners after Bauer Media Group agreed to buy ACP Magazines from Sydney-based Nine Entertainment for a reported A$500 million. The sale is...

05 Sep 2012
Paymark lifts annual profit by 17 percent on cost control, rising sales

Paymark lifts annual profit by 17 percent on cost control, rising sales

Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Paymark, the electronic payments company owned by New Zealand’s four biggest banks, lifted full-year profit by 17 percent as revenue rose and it kept costs under control. Profit rose to $9.6 million in the 12 months ended March 31, from $8.27 million a...

05 Sep 2012