Former NZX chief executive Mark Weldon received a $1.4 million remuneration package for his last five months in the job.

The Government has opened discussions with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's ultimate owners Rio Tinto in a bid to broker a deal after talks between the smelter and Meridian Energy reportedly broke down.

Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter's owners have contradicted a report from Meridian, saying they think a power deal can be agreed on.

Diligent Board Member Services faces breaching listing rules after the stock exchange regulator refused an application to waive its use of an American auditor.

Shares of Summerset Group have fallen after major shareholder Quadrant completed the sale of 18.6 per cent of the retirement village operator.

The 68 boxes carried onto Parliament's forecourt this afternoon contained 393,000 signatures. It is thought to be the biggest ever petition in support of a citizen's initiated referendum.

The Government will push ahead with asset sales regardless of a referendum on the issue, Finance Minister Bill English says.

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The Warehouse Group says it will disestablish the Bond and Bond electronics retail chain next month and merge it into the larger Noel Leeming network.

Half year profits at the Warehouse have almost doubled after properties were sold and the company will pay a much bigger dividend than many were expecting.

New Zealand's sharemarket hit an all-time high this afternoon, a market analyst says.

If you don't have a broker, you may not be able to sell Mighty River shares quickly, says one fund manager.

The Warehouse boss Mark Powell is playing down the significance of an Australian company's aborted investment in Torpedo7.

Allied Farmers is trying to cobble together a loan repayment by the end of the day in a bid to stave off a potential liquidation.