A new service from Fiji Airways will allow Wellingtonians to escape twice a week to the tropics from next June.

Martin Aircraft Company has extended its IPO for two weeks as the firm negotiates with a potential investor that could become a cornerstone shareholder.

The Auckland-based firm, whose brands include Oyster Bay, took out the Best Growth Strategy award.

Infratil will return $120m to shareholders as a special dividend after it sold its Australian energy assets for a net $670m.

Check out a snapshot of some of the stellar performers on the New Zealand sharemarket this year, as it surged ahead breaking new records.

Infratil posted a 5.3pc drop in pretax earnings, meeting guidance, on a weaker contribution from Trustpower and Infratil Energy Australia Group.

Infratil, the Wellington-based infrastructure investor, has sold its unprofitable Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the Scottish government for 1 British pound (NZ$1.98).

Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund stand to at least triple their money on Z Energy in next month's IPO.

This year is shaping up to be a very busy one for new sharemarket listings...

London's Stansted airport is in an "interesting" market - but Kiwi firm Morrison & Co says it's too soon to say whether it'll bid for the business.