Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today as several smaller stocks slumped significantly, led by coal miner Pike River Coal's 11 percent decline after it again cut production forecasts.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - PGG Wrightson managing director Tim Miles is resigning from the position, effective immediately.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened flat, although two companies took hits after releasing updates.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - New red meat industry entity FarmIQ Systems Limited today announced the appointment of six directors.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - After a year ago reporting a loss when it wrote down the property development book of finance arm Marac, Pyne Gould Corporation has announced a net profit of $22 million for the latest year.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - NZ Farming Systems Uruguay Ltd's (NZFSU) share price rose 8.62 percent as a second bidder emerged for the company that seeks to apply New Zealand expertise to South American farm developments.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - Pyne Gould Corporation is forecasting a full year net profit of about $22 million, with a strong contribution from finance services arm Marac's vehicle financing operations.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains from a flat start today against a backdrop of improved regional markets but volume was again light.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was flat in early trading, after weakness in the United States jobs market sapped the global appetite for risk.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - Rural services company PGG Wrightson reported a turnaround from last year's loss to a full year net profit of $23.3 million, while revenue fell 10.1 percent to $1.15 billion.