
Articles
-
1 week ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Victoria Young
“We are going to have a party,” the newly knighted Mark Cooper told BusinessDesk ahead of today’s King's Birthday Honours announcement. “We’ve invented an excuse for a small party, which is not [the knighthood].”Cooper is one of three knights celebrating making this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list and the most recent judge to take the top honour since Justice Stephen Kos.“This is a very significant thing,” remarked Cooper, “it’s an indication that my long judicial c...
-
1 week ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Victoria Young
Mainfreight has skewed investment toward its Australian division, which was a bright spot in a "satisfactory" year for the company.Mainfreight said profit before tax declined 3% to $383.6 million in the 12 months to March 31.
-
1 week ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Victoria Young
The liquidators of Mainzeal say insurers for former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley and other directors at the construction firm need to pay another $4.14 million in cover.QBE Insurance – the directors and officers liability insurer for Mainzeal’s directors – has already paid almost $20m, but liquidators say more is due.
-
1 week ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Victoria Young
Major cinema chains operating in New Zealand have posted poor annual results, reflecting poor consumer sentiment at the time.
-
2 weeks ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Victoria Young
Steel company Euro Corporation’s owner said its full-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation fell by about half. The privately held company is not required to report publicly, but a leaked report from majority owner Maui Capital said challenging market conditions continued for the 12 months to March 2025.Abbreviated financial statements for the year ended March 2024 showed total revenue at $235.9 million, up from $284.88m in the 12 months prior.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 4K
- DMs Open
- Yes

Auckland, what is going on in federal street? I've been trying to get out of the securepark building since 6pm @akltransport

RT @businessdesk_nz: An attempt to set aside disciplinary proceedings by the engineer whose firm designed the ill-fated Canterbury TV build…

Christmas is already being cutback at MoJ 🙁 via @JemTraylen @businessdesk_nz https://t.co/ylFRvRdq4j