Receivers for collapsed construction firm Mainzeal Property and Construction say they are entertaining approaches from “a handful” of would-be buyers for either the whole firm or individual projects within it. data entry jobs at home PwC receiver Colin McCloy told BusinessDesk that around 200 staff have been made redundant to stem operating cash flows as they move as quickly as …

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker have announced a joint accord deferring the Christchurch City Council’s Long Term Plan until 2015 to allow an earthquake recovery cost-sharing method to be mutually agreed. Instead the council will undertake a new plan, to be called the Christchurch City Three Year Plan. Brownlee says this new planning process …

Australian discount consumer electronics chain JB Hi-Fi’s New Zealand sales fell 6 percent in the first half from a year-earlier result boosted by the 2011 Rugby World Cup, though it still managed to lift profit. Sales fell to $117.5 million in the six months ended Dec. 31 from $124.9 million a year earlier, the ASX-listed company said in a statement. …