Newly-listed Metro Performance Glass released a profit for the eight months ended March in line with guidance but warned meeting prospectus targets for the next six months would be difficult.
General insurer Tower reported a ''tidy profit'' for the six months ended March, at the top end of the guidance provided earlier this month, Forsyth Barr broker Andrew Rooney said yesterday.
The rural broadband levy included in Budget 2015 has been decried by both Labour ICT spokeswoman Clare Curran and the Telecommunications Forum.
Demanding guidance provided by Methven disappointed brokers yesterday, despite the tapware maker lifting its operating profit for the year ended March by 12.4%.
The week ahead will be a busy one for corporate news but Fonterra's initial payout forecast for the 2015-16 season, due mid-week, should take centre stage.
Net migration remained strong in April and the net 4740 gain was just shy of the average of the preceding six months of 4920.
The number of newspaper job advertisements lifted by 5.5% in April as the series continued to gradually recover from a near 30% fall in January, the ANZ Job Ads series shows.
Comvita comfortably exceeded the company's earlier forecasts when it reported record earnings for the year ended March.
Auckland Airport warned yesterday the Government's decision to implement a passenger levy of $22 for a return international trip could impact on New Zealand's competitiveness as a tourist destination.
Auckland Airport has again impressed commentators with its latest monthly traffic updates.
The Government says it is accelerating its efforts to address the housing crisis in Auckland by establishing a $52million fund to help with housing development.
Software developer Jade, which has operations in Dunedin, made significant financial progress in the year ended December, chairwoman Ruth Richardson says.
The Crown books are in good shape and on track to a surplus next year as the Government maintains its careful and responsible management of public spending, Finance Minister Bill English says.
The $1000 kick-start incentive to join KiwiSaver has ended immediately as part of Budget 2015 announcements by Finance Minister Bill English.
Opposition forces are gathering to tear the Government's seventh Budget apart this afternoon, in sharp contrast to previous years when Finance Minister Bill English received a near dream run.
The Government has taken its first step to try to control the bubbling property market, but tax practitioners say there is much detail missing from Prime Minister John Key's new property tax proposals.
Budget 2015 is likely to see a return to the theme of fiscal discipline after last year's mini spend-up, Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon says.
The regions of New Zealand were feeling neglected, undervalued and left behind, and as a country, New Zealand would not thrive until those feelings were turned around, Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson said yesterday.
The property sector appears happy with proposed law changes to crack down on property traders and speculators, particularly those who have been avoiding paying tax on their proceeds.
Overall dairy prices have fallen for the fifth consecutive time, putting extra pressure on over-capitalised dairy farmers and the New Zealand economy at large.
