A new 3.3 million cubic metre reservoir south of Dargaville is set to shift land into higher-value horticulture and firm up local water security.
Carry on: Business travel briefs also include Boeing's Brazilian deal and Cathay's Japan boost.
Focusing on emotion has seen FaceMe's turnover jump.
The rally comes after US stocks tumbled more than 2.5% on Christmas Eve.
Other major movers in the ASB Regional Scoreboard include Waikato, Auckland, Otago and Bay of Plenty.
A strong advisory board and savvy investors are helping Auror scale globally.
The couple, who founded the Fisher Fund from scratch in 1998, sold it to TSB last August for $90 million.
Not all unitholder resolutions were successful but intentions were made clear
Partial listing of Aussie-owned banks seen as unlikely.
Reserve Bank's proposals for increased banking capital offers other possibilities for change.
