Wellington, Sept 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading as encouraging US data kept investors optimistic ahead of tonight's US monthly payroll figures.

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket made up most of the ground lost early in a generally quiet session, with most focus on today's bailout of South Canterbury Finance.

Wellington, Aug 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was quiet in early trading, following a relatively weak performance from overseas markets as US weekly jobless claims raised concerns and investors anticipate more disappointing US payroll numbers tonight.

Wellington, Aug 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading today as relatively positive global data incited overseas market investors to start their week on a bold note.

Wellington, July 20 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket turned its back on three consecutive days of decline, building momentum after an early small gain to close up more than 1 percent.

Wellington, July 14 NZPA - The reserves of the Kupe oil and gas field off the Taranaki coast have been significantly upgraded, providing a windfall for its owners, including state-owned Genesis Energy and listed New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd (NZOG), whose share price rose 6.3 percent.

Wellington, July 14 NZPA - The Kupe oil and gas field off the Taranaki coast may produce a $100 million windfall for New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd (NZOG) after its reserves were upgraded.

Wellington, July 8 NZPA - Pan Pacific Petroleum said blowout preventers are being installed to the Kahu-1 exploration well off the Taranaki coast today.

Wellington, July 6 NZPA - New Zealand shares posted a last-minute surge today after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates steady, having spent almost all the session in the red. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 5.06 points at 2952.40, after a 9-point gain yesterday.

Wellington, July 5 NZPA - Production from the Tui area oil fields off the Taranaki Coast is expected to fall by about two-fifths in the coming year, as production rates decline naturally and one of the wells in the field is shut in for repairs.