A building façade supplier linked to the collapsed construction company Mainzeal Property and Construction had racked up total liabilities of $18.9 million, according to the first liquidators’ report. King Façade, a company with links to a joint venture between elements of the Richina group of companies, which owns Mainzeal, was apparently being funded by Mainzeal and “had recorded substantial losses.” …

Hellaby Holdings, the diversified investment company, posted a 21 percent drop in first-half profit on weaker earnings from its shoe stores and higher corporate costs, and forecast a decline in annual profit. Profit fell to $6.2 million in the six months ended Dec 31, from $7.8 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sales rose 1 …

The government’s decision to go-ahead with a deal offering land and regulatory concessions to SkyCity Entertainment Group for a $350 million convention centre was tainted by sloppy processes, though the final sign-off was probably alright, according to the Auditor-General’s probe. That’s despite finding there were inappropriate meetings between Ministers and officials and a process that treated the SkyCity bid differently …