Wellington, Feb 8 NZPA - New Zealander Sam Morgan is among a number of contenders Fairfax Media Ltd is considering for non-executive director positions, the Australian Financial Review reported.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - Australian-based Fairfax Media today reported a lower profit in its New Zealand publishing unit and is not signalling a quick turn around in the business. The company's online auction site TradeMe continued to perform strongly.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Profits are down but so too are costs in Fairfax Media's New Zealand publishing business and that affords chief executive Joan Withers some comfort about the worst trading conditions she has seen in 30 years in business.

Wellington, Jan 12 NZPA - Telecom is closing its online shopping venture Ferrit with the loss of 24 full-time jobs. The business, which started in 2005, also employed 13 contractors.

Wellington, Dec 11 NZPA - Thirty one New Zealand companies were tonight named among the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific.

Wellington, Dec 5 NZPA - Fairfax Media chief executive officer David Kirk will be missed by the New Zealand arm of the business.

Wellington, Aug 22 NZPA - Trade Me founder Sam Morgan is getting a bonus of about $14 million from the success of the online auction site. The Fairfax group paid $700m for TradeMe in 2006, with the deal having an earnout clause that lasted for two years.