Wellington, April 1 NZPA - The sale of a second lot of land and buildings owned Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd at East Tamaki has fallen through.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned a BB long-term issuer credit rating with a stable outlook to its wholly owned subsidiary, Fisher & Paykel Finance Ltd.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd said Gary Paykel has decided to stand down as chairman and will be replaced Ralph Waters.

Wellington, Sept 18 NZPA - Chief executive John Bongard will leave Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd on September 30, the company says.

Wellington, April 28 NZPA - Fisher & Paykel Appliances' banking syndicate has agreed to extend the date for repayment of the company's $80 million interim bank funding facility to May 29.

Wellington, March 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket meandered along today, moving lower despite some of the newsmakers in recent months making ground. The NZSX-50 index was down 5 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2630.326 when it closed at 5pm today.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd has secured funding for the finance company subsidiary it failed to sell.