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, Mar 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, although Telecom's share price fell 3 percent.

Wellington, Jan 14 NZPA - NZAX-listed Eastern Hi Fi is in the hands of receivers after saying it could not rid itself of leases on unused premises.

Wellington, Jan 14 NZPA - Receivers have been called in to Eastern Hi Fi, with the company directors saying they saw no alternative.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - The share price of stock exchange operator NZX continued its rapid rise early, following yesterday's announcement that it was quadrupling the number of its shares via a stock split and intends increasing dividends annually for the next five years.

Wellington, Dec 7 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week firmly, with solid early rises recorded by leading stocks Contact Energy and Fletcher Building, while stock exchange operator NZX surged forward.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - New Zealand stock exchange operator NZX today announced the purchase of Melbourne-based Clear Group, owner of the Clear Grain Exchange.

Wellington, Sept 4 NZPA - Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden is joining the board of Auckland International Airport Ltd. He will be an independent director, as will stock broker James Miller, who was also appointed a non-executive director today.

Wellington, July 24 NZPA - Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has resigned as a director of stock exchange operator NZX to remove any perceptions of potential conflict of interest.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - While fallout from the global financial crisis continues to batter stock exchange operator NZX, some improvement was seen in February from earlier in the summer.