Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had plenty of information to trade off today from corporate earnings but managed to end little changed in line with tepid markets offshore.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Shares in healthcare equipment supplier Ebos rose strongly early, despite ending unchanged yesterday after reporting a 38 percent rise in half year profit as sales grew and costs fell.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Air New Zealand's half year normalised earnings after tax doubled to $64 million, as the airline cut costs in the face of falling passenger demand.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - Air New Zealand Ltd said charter flights between Japan and Auckland during the summer were popular, with three charters in January sold out and the fourth on December 28 achieving an 80 percent load factor.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe has accused police of intentionally setting out to undermine confidence in the airline.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - Christchurch International Airport had about 22,000 more passengers pass through its terminals last month than in January 2009. About 526,860 people passed through the airport in January, compared to 505,077 -- an increase of about 5 percent.

Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - Air New Zealand reduced its capacity on Tasman and Pacific routes by 12.9 percent in December compared with a year ago, reflecting downsizing to smaller aircraft, reduced flight frequencies and the withdrawal of trans-Tasman flights from Hamilton and Dunedin.

Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - Low cost Malaysian airline AirAsia X could soon be flying from Christchurch to Australia's Gold Coast.

Wellington, Jan 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today mostly due to profit-taking in leading shares. The downward move gained momentum as the session progressed and also reflected weakness in the Australian sharemarket.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - Air New Zealand is trialling a new direct service between Sydney and Rarotonga in the high season next year, while its latest operating update shows it is generally increasing the number of people on flights by reducing capacity.