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Summerset Group, New Zealand’s second-largest listed retirement village operator and developer, plans to list on the Australian stock exchange, putting its shares in front of an investor pool more than 20 times larger than in its home market. “The retirement village and aged care sector now accounts for nearly 8 percent of the NZX 50,” Summerset chairman Rob Campbell said …

SLI Systems, a Christchurch-based developer of website search software, plans to sell its shares at $1.50 in a listing on the NZX at the end of the month to fund its long-term growth aspirations in Japan and Brazil. The company plans to raise $15 million in an initial public offer and a further $12 million from existing shareholders as it …

Warehouse Group, the country’s biggest listed retailer, has unveiled plans to lift staff wages and create a better-trained workforce reward long-term service at an extra cost of up to $2.5 million in each of the next two years. The Auckland-based company wants to improve the public perception of retailing and attract more talented staff, and will hike wages for team …

Z Energy’s second full year of operation since its sale to local investors by Shell has produced a 13.1 percent lift in operating earnings, although sales have fallen as the transport fuels distributor cut out loss-making contracts and faced severe competition on petrol station forecourts. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and changes in the value of financial instruments came …

Former Fonterra Cooperative Group chairman Henry van der Heyden will head up the board of national gateway Auckland International Airport after the annual meeting in October. Van der Heyden replaces Joan Withers, who also heads up MightyRiverPower’s board, who signalled her exit last year. The company’s board will start looking for a replacement director in the coming months, it said …

Summerset Group, the retirement village operator and developer, is on track to meet its build target this year, and sees growth opportunities in aged care services to complement its apartments and villas. The Wellington-based company is on track to deliver more than 200 retirement units and 70 more care beds this year, as it looks to reach an annual construction …

Australian & New Zealand Banking Group’s local unit lifted first-half profit 7 percent as it grew its loan book and booked smaller charges on bad loans. Net profit rose to $655 million in the six months ended March 31 from $615 million a year earlier, ANZ New Zealand said in a statement. Cash profit, which excludes unrealised movements in financial …

Vector has won regulatory clearance to acquire Contact Energy’s gas metering business for $63 million in a deal that merges the two largest suppliers of metering services on the North Island’s reticulated natural gas distribution network. “Based on the information and evidence provided by the parties and our own investigation and analysis, it appears that there is limited competition between …

Infratil, the Wellington-based investor, has re-launched its sale of up to $100 million of June 2022 infrastructure bonds after tweaking its offer document to note the increased regulatory risk posed by the Labour and Green parties’ plans to overhaul the energy market. The firm suspended its offer last Wednesday to allow a re-write of its investment statement and prospectus after …

Delegat’s Group has bought the assets of Australia’s Barossa Valley Estate out of receivership for A$24.7 million, just two months after snapping up the distressed vineyard and winery assets of Matariki Wines and Stony Bay Wines. The Auckland-based winemaker, whose stable includes the Oyster Bay brand, will acquire a 5,000 tonne winery, a 41 hectare vineyard in the Barossa Valley, …