(Adds background and response) Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - Delegat's Wine Estate Ltd is bidding to buy all of the shares it does not already own in Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards Ltd after receiving an approach from the independent directors of financially troubled Oyster Bay.

Wellington, Sept 30 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was shaken today by a fall in Fletcher Building shares on disappointing building consent data in both Australia and New Zealand.

Wellington, Sept 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped today as other markets weakened and investors fretted that the economic recovery is fragile. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 16.871 points, or 0.523 percent, at 3211.155.

Wellington, Sept 20 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket put in a flat performance on Monday ahead of key economic data this week, as Pike River Coal went looking for more capital and Greenstone Energy concluded a successful bond sale.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Fletcher Building, Steel & Tube and Cavalier Carpets shares soared and Tower shares plunged as investors assessed the implications of Saturday's destructive earthquake in Canterbury on the corporate sector.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged higher today with the help of strength in Fletcher Building and other leaders. The focus is also turning to mid-cap stocks, with many due to report later this week, particularly on Thursday.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended slightly firmer today as it braced for earnings reports from Telecom, Contact Energy and Sky Television tomorrow.

Wellington, Aug 11 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to outperform weak offshore markets to end just a touch lower today.

Wellington, Aug 4 NZPA - Investors punished adventure wear retailer Kathmandu today for not obtaining the goals it set when selling shares last year.

Wellington, July 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today after stocks in the United States were hit by a dour assessment of the US recovery from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.