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CORRECT TVNZ half-year profit drops 26 percent, online revenues grow

CORRECT TVNZ half-year profit drops 26 percent, online revenues grow

(Removes incorrect 4th par referring to dividend payment from FY11 period.) Feb. 28 (BusinessDesk) - State-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand's earnings after tax for the six months to Dec. 31 fell 26 percent to $14.2 million as advertising revenues fell and the network s...

28 Feb 2013
MARKET  CLOSE  NZ shares rise to new 5-year high; Air NZ jumps

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise to new 5-year high; Air NZ jumps

Feb. 28 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose to a new five-year high as investors cheered Air New Zealand’s profit growth and Fletcher Building pushed back above $9. The NZX 50 Index rose 43.68 points, or 1 percent, to 4320. Within the index, 25 stocks rose, 15 fell and 10...

28 Feb 2013
Methven profit down on weak Australian trading, acquisition costs

Methven profit down on weak Australian trading, acquisition costs

Feb. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Methven, the tapware maker whose board agreed to link director fee increases to earnings growth, has lowered its expected annual profit on weak trading across the Tasman and costs arising from a potential purchase. The Auckland-based company expects re...

28 Feb 2013