Emails released under the OIA show Mbie staff were unsure of the status of chair-elect's financial interests the night before his appointment was announced.
Earshot's James Bell-Booth wants to grow global sales and raise up to $2 million from institutional investors.
Latest accounts report a book value of $317m for NZ-based trans-Tasman group Up Education.
The a2 Milk Co led the benchmark higher as China eyes softer yuan.
But ComCom is considering amendments after admitting coding errors in its input methodologies calculations.