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Summerset gains consent for New Plymouth village
Summerset said it gained resource consent to build a $55 million retirement village in New Plymouth.

Michael Hill invests in US bridal products, lifts sales
Jewellery chain Michael Hill International posted first-half earnings that met its guidance of last month after lifting sales.

Turners Auctions shares at eight-year high as profit rises
Turners Auctions, which transacts about 10 per cent of the New Zealand used vehicle market, beat its annual profit forecast after widening its scope beyond auction sales.

Xero taps ex-Microsoft CFO Liddell as chairman
Cloud-based accounting software developer Xero, has appointed former Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell as its new chairman.

Opus annual profit slips on rising tax
Opus, the engineering firm with one of four mandates to lead design the Christchurch rebuild, reported a 2.6 per cent decline in annual profit.

Stock Takes: Political bets in energy sector
The outcome of this year's election is still a major unknown but one analyst has already started factoring it into his recommendations for the energy sector.

Mighty River share price hits new low
Greens-Labour policy biggest of sector's issues and MRP hurting most, says broker.

NZX listing on cards for Wherescape
Cashed up with more than $10 million in fresh capital, Auckland software firm Wherescape is in expansion mode and considering listing on the NZX.

Kiwi company snares Euribor job
Euribor-EBF has chosen New Zealand's Global Rate Set Systems to collect, process and distribute its financial benchmarks from May.

Milford snaps up 5 percent of Mercer
Milford Asset Management has spent $2.3 million buying into Mercer Group, building a 5.2 per cent stake in the stainless steel producer.

F & P Health shares near seven-year high
Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare are near a seven-year high as it continued an 18-month trend of "winning back favour" with investors, according to an analyst.

OceanaGold gains on news of Q4 uplift
Shares of Melbourne based mining group OceanaGold has risen 9.7 per cent in early NZX trading after announcing its gold production exceeded expectations in 2013.

Chorus's credit rating cut
Moody's has cut Chorus's credit rating to the bottom of its investment grade band over the prospect of enforced copper price cuts.

Wynyard shares up 19 pc on global gun crime deal
Wynyard Group has signed a global partnership deal with UK-based Arquebus Solutions to deliver gun crime intelligence software for the law enforcement market.

NZF and Vetilot fined, censured over late filings
NZX minnows Vetilot and NZF Group have been fined and censured over the late filings of their respective annual reports.

Xero says share price surge reflects upbeat press
Xero, whose shares soared 333 percent in 2013, has put down a rising share price to positive press.

Rakon to close UK manufacturing plant
Crystal components maker Rakon has announced a proposal to close its manufacturing plant in the UK putting 88 jobs at risk.

BurgerFuel shares soar
NZ listed burger chain BurgerFuel has unveiled a deal with a big US firm, which will buy a 10 per cent stake in the company and take the name into the US market.

Diligent shares keep soaring
Diligent's share price has continued to rally and was up a further 10 per cent in morning trading.

Kiwi tech firm wins US deal
Kiwi wireless power firm mulls listing as it signs a pact with Texas Instruments.