Fonterra Cooperative Group farmers will get some breathing space in being fully ‘shared up’ after the world’s biggest dairy exporter announced a bonus issue of stock and offered more flexibility for those growing milk production. Fonterra shares, which trade on a closed market managed by the NZX, last traded at $7.17, or about 59 percent higher than the $4.52 fair …

MightyRiverPower, the first state-owned enterprise slated for a partial sale this quarter, has raised $100 million from institutional investors in two wholesale bond issues to repay debt. The electricity generator and retailer sold $75 million of six-year bonds paying annual interest of 5.029 percent and $25 million of 10-year bonds paying 5.793 percent annually, it said in a statement. The …

The Reserve Bank will get an expanded range of tools to shore up financial stability, including the ability to set loan-to-value ratios on residential mortgages and force banks to hold more capital against risky lending, by the middle of the year, Finance Minister Bill English says. The Reserve Bank will consult on its proposals for the macro-prudential tools next month, …