The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, which was tasked with overseeing the rebuild of the country’s second-biggest city, is upbeat about the prospects for anchor projects in Christchurch’s central business district, but won’t provide business cases for the developments until commercial contracts have been signed off Acting chief executive John Ombler told parliament’s finance and expenditure committee the CBD projects are …

Woosh Wireless’s financial statements have been tagged by its auditor as the internet service provider narrowed its annual loss by clamping down on costs to offset falling sales. The Auckland-based company narrowed its loss to $1.32 million in the year ended Aug. 31, from an earlier loss of $2.59 million it said in its financial statements lodged with the Companies Office. Sales fell 22 percent …

Restaurant Brands, New Zealand’s largest fast-food store operator, increased fourth-quarter sales by 19 percent as it benefited from an extra week’s trading, a better performance from its KFC fried chicken unit and the addition of Carl’s Jr. burger chain outlets. Sales at the stores rose to $92.8 million in the 13 weeks ended March 2, from $77.6 million in the year-earlier 12-week period, …