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Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, cut the price of its Anmum-branded products in China as the local regulator looks at potential price manipulation by major foreign firms selling into the world’s most-populous nation. The Auckland-based cooperative will trim 9 percent from its Anmum maternal health products in mainland China from next month “to better meet consumer needs …

The overland monorail tunnel project to take tourists to Milford Sound is more likely to proceed now that the main opposition, the proposed Milford Dart tunnel option, has been declined by Conservation Minister Nick Smith, says the $175 million alternative’s backer. “The tunnel would be competition,” said Bob Robertson, chairman of Infinity Investment Group, which is backing the above ground …

New Zealand shares rose, led Pumpkin Patch as the retailer clawed back a small portion of this year’s 34 percent slide, while Diligent Board Member Services rose after telling the NZX yesterday that it knew of no reason for its recent slide. The NZX 50 Index rose 2.425 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4578.97. Within the index, 26 stocks rose, …

Property for Industry shares have gained to the highest in almost six years and the volume of trading is at an eight-year high as investors prepare for the specialist industrial property company’s elevation in the NZX 50 Index after its merger with Direct Property Fund. The merger almost doubled the enlarged group’s shares on issue to 412 million and increased …

Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith has rejected a proposal to build a $180 million tunnel in Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Parks by a company aiming to halve travel times for the 420,000 people that visit Milford Sound each year. The five-metre diameter, 11.3-kilometre long, one-lane bus tunnel was proposed by Milford Dart Limited to run between the Dart Valley, …

PropertyIQ NZ, a joint venture between state-owned Quotable Value and Australia’s RP Data, is seeking clearance to buy local geospatial data firm Terralink International. The property information company has applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance to buy the business and assets of Terralink in an effort to boost scale and its ability to compete with global competitors, according to …

Xero, the cloud-based accounting company, says it is complying with NZX continuous disclosure rules and a 23 percent slump in its shares in the past six days may reflect volatility as a result of a tightly held register. Xero is the second NZX-listed tech company in as many days to get a ‘please explain’ notice from NZX regulators following a …

Australian funds were among the biggest sellers of MightyRiverPower as its shares sank to a post-float low last month, though the exit may been more to do with a slump in their home market than a change of sentiment on the power company. Market data for the top 100 shareholders in MRP between May 24 and June 21 shows the …

Tower, which has hived off its health insurance and investment units, is in talks with the Reserve Bank over proposed conditions as part of its licence and may have to lift its minimum solvency requirements. The Auckland-based insurer has a provisional licence under relatively new prudential supervision laws and is in talks with the regulator as part of the licensing …

SkyCity Entertainment Group, which this month agreed to build a $402 million convention centre in Auckland in exchange for regulatory concessions, has been granted approval to buy Queenstown’s Wharf Casino for $5 million. The Commerce Commission cleared the Auckland-based casino and hotel operator to buy Lasseters International-owned Otago Casinos, which will add 74 electronic gaming machines and six gaming tables …