Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - Lyttelton Port of Christchurch reported a 35 percent fall in interim profit, while highlighting that it now handles more cargo from dairy giant Fonterra.

Wellington, Oct 27 NZPA - Five Chinese officials will get the chance to study in New Zealand under its "world class food safety regime", Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson says. The five will receive scholarships for post-graduate studies next year.

Wellington, April 28 NZPA - The sharemarket surged nearly 1 percent today on the back of an 11-week high for top stock Telecom and a decline in the New Zealand dollar.

Wellington, Feb 27 NZPA - New Image Group Ltd, a seller of colostrum and other health products, reported a strong profit and said it is selling its first infant formula product in Asia.

Wellington, Feb 19 NZPA - State-owned coal miner Solid Energy is closing its Ohai mine in Southland at the end of June, with the loss of 13 jobs. "I am devastated for the community," said Southland District Council mayor Frana Cardno.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - The new chief financial officer of Fonterra is Jonathan Mason, who moves to the dairy giant from United States-based multinational specialty chemicals company Cabot Corporation.

Wellington, Nov 21 NZPA - Fonterra says its 10,000 farmers should plan on receiving only about 75 percent of the money they pocketed last season, as the dairy giant battles the international economic recession.