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NZ a decade behind Europe on sustainability, says Fonterra boss

NZ a decade behind Europe on sustainability, says Fonterra boss

By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 8 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dairy industry is a decade its primary competitors from Europe in its approach to social and environmental sustainability, according to Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings. Making his first high-profile public app...

08 Nov 2013
Hoyts NZ cinema unit almost doubles annual profit after selling distribution arm, converts to digital

Hoyts NZ cinema unit almost doubles annual profit after selling distribution arm, converts to digital

By Tina Morrison Nov. 8 (BusinessDesk) – The Hoyts cinema chain in New Zealand almost doubled annual profit in 2013 after it sold its local distribution arm to French company Canal Plus Group and invested in switching its cinemas over to a digital format. Profit rose to $10.1...

08 Nov 2013
Lyttelton Port sees FY profit rising up to 6 percent, still at odds with insurers over redevelopment plan

Lyttelton Port sees FY profit rising up to 6 percent, still at odds with insurers over redevelopment plan

By Paul McBeth Nov. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Lyttelton Port Co, Christchurch’s ocean trade hub, is forecasting annual profit to rise by as much as 6 percent in the current financial year, though it is still at loggerheads with its insurers over the cost of its redevelopment plan. Th...

08 Nov 2013