Could newly listed health supplements maker Oceania Natural be benefiting from the Blackmores effect?

The NZX is expected to announce plans for a new milk futures contract tomorrow, which will be aimed at picking up where Fonterra's controversial guaranteed milk price scheme left off.

The shares will be listed on the NZX main board and Australia's ASX on May 3.

The mood was upbeat at NZX's Auckland offices yesterday as the third addition to the new NXT board, food supplements maker Oceania Natural, went public.

An executive reshuffle at ikeGPS will see the departure of the developer's chief financial officer and senior vice-president of sales.

It's been boom and bust in the US oil game for a long time - but this bust is shaping up to be the biggest ever.

Vista Group could be on its way to joining the S&P/NZX 50 after major shareholders sold a quarter of the cinema software developer.

The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.3 per cent gain this week as demand for the greenback waned.

20 shareholders in VistaGroup International will sell about a quarter of the company's stock to institutions and retail brokers at a 6.3 percent discount.

Property developers John and Michael Chow have reduced their holding in Chow Group as part of their efforts to meet NZX listing requirements.

New Zealand shares rose, following international markets, with ANZ Banking Group, Genesis Energy and SkyCity Entertainment Group leading the index.

A 6 cent increase in 91-octane petrol in the past week is likely the first of several increases to come, according to Automobile Association.

Auckland Airport hit an impressive milestone this week as its market capitalisation sailed across the $8 billion mark for the first time.

Adult entertainment and property investors strike deal for troubled builders.

Company says latest Solid Energy cuts not a 'slash and burn exercise'.

The kiwi advanced to 47.62 British pence at 8am in Wellington.