Forsyth Barr’s Aaron Ibbotson says global markets have largely powered through on the basis that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘one way or the other’, while mega tech firms cull jobs.
Net profit rises 7% to $105 million in the six months ended December.
The council-owned port company has posted a slight rise in its half-year profit.
Industry insiders say growers risk losses without the chemical bud breaker, but a union representing workers questions the validity of those threats.
Amid economic, cyber, and climate challenges, BDO’s 2024 report calls for a strategic risk management overhaul in NZ businesses.
The 18,000 square metre facility represents a financial coup for Waikato-Tainui iwi, who lease the land under the Ruakura Superhub.
More than 1000 jobs were lost when the major labour hire firm failed just before Christmas.
The land developer has delivered a sharp drop in profits thanks to higher costs and a sluggish property market.
Simpson Grierson’s Raymond Scott asks why EU FTA Legislation Amendment Bill is so lopsided to Europeans, and process fails to give NZ producers more IP protections.
New and existing investors pledged money toward the development of its alternative dairy technology.