Datacom, the privately-held IT services firm, surpassed Spark New Zealand as the country’s biggest information technology services provider, lifting annual revenue 6.3 percent in a growing footprint on both sides of the Tasman. Revenue rose to $937 million in the 12 months ended June 30 from $881 million a year earlier, the Wellington-based company said in a statement. Net profit …

Fonterra says it should no longer be required to accept all milk from new suppliers or to have to make milk available to large processors, apart from Goodman Fielder. In submissions to the Commerce Commission, which is undertaking a government-ordered review of the industry’s competitiveness, rival processors have said they either want the status quo or the regulations tightened. Fonterra …

The two shareholder groups representing Silver Fern Farms and Alliance farmers have joined forces in a bid to encourage the two meat cooperatives to follow suit and work collaboratively. Each shareholder group has separately gained the 5 percent farmer support needed to call special meetings of their respective cooperatives to try and force the boards to investigate the benefits and risks of …