California-based Google last year lifted profit by 10% to $US10.7 billion as sales rose 32% to $US50.2 billion.

Graeme Wheeler outlines the criteria to intervene in currency markets, saying he is prepared to act when those are met.

A private investment fund linked to billionaire investor George Soros has appeared on the register of GPG, which is winding down its portfolio of assets to return funds to shareholders.

The electricity generator and retailer in May flagged its intention to repay maturing bonds by offering investors the opportunity to roll over the debt in combination with a retail offer, which opens today.

The property trust's portfolio falls 1.1%, in the year ended June 30, led by a drop in the value of Mercy Ascot Hospital in Auckland.

New Zealand shares trade near a three-month high.