– New Zealand shares fell as investors punished Diligent Board Member Services for delaying its financial statements again and election-linked regulatory fears continued to weigh on power companies such as MightyRiverPower, Contact Energy and Meridian Energy. The NZX 50 Index dropped 49.698 points, or 1 percent, to 4734.155. Within the index, 38 stocks fell, four rose and eight were unchanged. …

New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 index to a two-month low, as Infratil dropped in the wake of its buyback, Chorus suffered from the uncertainty around regulated price cuts, and Meridian Energy and MightyRiverPower declined. The NZX 50 dropped 14.206 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4719.949, the lowest close since Oct. 10. Within the index, 18 stocks fell, …

Potential buyers of the New Zealand unit of Australian waste manager Transpacific Industries have until the end of the day to make their interest known, with indicative bids closing. The first round of bidding will provide a steer for the Queensland-based company as to what it might reap from the sale of its New Zealand waste management business, rather than …