Wellington, March 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted its fifth straight gain today amid further positive company results, despite Telecom's continued drag on the market.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - Stock exchange operator NZX says February trading numbers were up on the same month last year. The total number of trades in February 2010 was 42,912, a 12 percent increase on the same period last year.

Wellington , Feb 22 NZPA - Retail investors not taking up their entitlement to buy new shares in Auckland International Airport will receive 17c for each share not taken up, which is less than the 26c paid to institutional shareholders.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - Shares in Auckland International Airport have been placed in a trading halt this morning, as it awaits the results of a bookbuild.

Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - Auckland International Airport is disappointed that the Craigie Trust intends to take a dispute over land to the Supreme Court.

Wellington, Feb 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket took heart from gains on overseas markets to advance in early trading today. The benchmark NZX-50 index was up 13.39 points, or 0.43 percent, to 3160.75 in the first 10 minutes.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the morning positively but gave it all away in the afternoon to end up slightly down for the day.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - The first train from Auckland's harbour port to the Wiri inland port in south Auckland will roll across the newly completed $9 million rail link tomorrow.

Wellington, Jan 27 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed lower today as investors continued to assess a range of government interventions globally and awaited interest rate decisions here and elsewhere.

Wellington, Jan 27 NZPA - Auckland International Airport (AIA) has announced a $126.4 million share offer to shareholders to help pay for an almost quarter stake in two Queensland airports bought earlier this month.