Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - Sydney and Canberra airports want the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to overturn its initial opposition to a planned alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue on trans-Tasman flights.

Wellington, Aug 5 NZPA - An analyst for a big Australian-based investment bank says Fairfax Media Ltd -- which is New Zealand's biggest newspaper publisher -- could boost its earnings by ditching the print editions of The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age.

By Kevin Norquay of NZPA Wellington, April 27 NZPA - Australia's rumoured postponement of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) led to calls today for New Zealand to do the same, but the Government gave no assurances either way.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - Air New Zealand has reassured staff that it has not been involved in anti-competitive conduct in the air cargo market.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - Air New Zealand is caught up in a case brought by Australian regulators against Middle Eastern airline Emirates in the global air freight scandal.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - Reports Australasian packaging giant Amcor is shelving construction of a paper mill at Botany in Sydney has fuelled speculation merger talks involving New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart could be revived.

Wellington, Feb 20 NZPA - Fairfax Media, the parent company of one of New Zealand's two main newspaper chains, will announce its inerim profit on Monday.