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UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 15% lift in first-half net profit
Finance

UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 15% lift in first-half net profit

(Updates with comment from David McLean from 5th par) By Jenny Ruth May 6 (BusinessDesk) - Westpac New Zealand will have brought a note of cheer to its parent’s dismal results as fixing problems revealed by the royal commission into financial services continue to dog the Au...

Jenny Ruth 06 May 2019
Air NZ's long, hard $100M flightpath to China

Air NZ's long, hard $100M flightpath to China

By Nikki Mandow May 6 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand has lost $100 million in the 13 years it has been flying to China, chief executive Christopher Luxon says. The cumulative loss in that time is largely because it is competing in the Chinese market with government-affili...

Nikki Mandow 06 May 2019
Technology at scale key to Z Energy's future growth
Infrastructure

Technology at scale key to Z Energy's future growth

By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Deploying new technology at scale to provide better services will be a key part of Z Energy’s future growth, chief executive Mike Bennetts says. New Zealand’s biggest fuel retailer spent about $10 million in the past year on a range of...

Gavin Evans 03 May 2019
Spheria Asset Management takes A$4.8M stake in NZME
Finance

Spheria Asset Management takes A$4.8M stake in NZME

By Paul McBeth May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Spheria Asset Management spent A$4.8 million building up a 5.3 percent stake in NZME to become the latest Australian fund manager to take a punt on the Kiwi media group.  The Sydney-based firm bought almost 10.4 million shares at an ave...

Paul McBeth 02 May 2019