Wellington, May 21 NZPA - Government plans to allow mining on seven areas of the Coromandel Peninsula threaten to deal a "devastating blow" to the critically endangered Archey's frogs, says a conservation expert.

Wellington, April 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was little changed today even though Wall Street had a strong finish on Friday. Risk appetite dissipated on markets after eurozone nations agreed on Sunday to offer loans to Greece if it asked for the money.

Wellington, April 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket sprung into action at the start of the week with prices rising early across a range of stocks.

By Paloma Migone of NZPA Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today while most offshore fell.

Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged down in early trading, as most stocks with changing prices moved only 1c to 2c. Among leading stocks Telecom slipped 1c to 248, Contact Energy was down 1c to 623, and Fletcher Building was 2c lower at 827.

Wellington, July 15 NZPA - The Shell oil company is looking at selling all of its petrol stations in New Zealand -- and a stake in the Marsden Point refinery -- and news reports say the buyer could be an Indian oil company.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - The New Zealand share market posted modest gains in light volume in a decidedly pre-Christmas market today. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 24.445 points, or 0.921 percent, at 2679.754.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had a small lift in early trading, as leading stock Telecom gained.

Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - The New Zealand share market dipped first thing this morning, erasing any gains made at the end of trading yesterday. The benchmark NZX-50 index dropped 18.928 points, or 0.699 percent, to 2688.663 from 2707.591 in the few minutes after 10am today.

Wellington, Dec 18 NZPA - The New Zealand share market slipped lower this morning as about a dozen stocks dropped value. The benchmark NZX-50 index was down 7.346 points, or 0.272 percent, to 2688.584 in the first few minutes of trading.