Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - The New Zealand share market dipped today, reflecting another poor performance by Wall Street. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 52.282 points, or 1.931 percent, at 2655.309, having opened weaker.

Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - Businessman Craig Norgate is discounting suggestions that he could be forced to put new equity into company Rural Portfolio Investments (RPI) or to sell down the company's stake in PGG Wrightson.

Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - Investors are thought to be concerned about debt levels associated with PGG Wrightson and offshoot NZ Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU), which both had sharp share price drops yesterday.

Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - PGG Wrightson chairman Craig Norgate says his board is sticking to the profit guidance it announced with annual results in August -- despite the global credit crash.

Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - PGG Wrightson chairman Craig Norgate says the company is unlikely to be able to get its proposed partnership with Silver Fern Farms back on track within an acceptable timeframe.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - PGG Wrightson is continuing to work to put together a finance package for its $220 million bid to buy a 50 percent stake in meat processor Silver Fern Farms.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - Farmers' great white hope for the rationalisation of the meat industry, Craig Norgate, has had his plans left in limbo due to the global financial turmoil.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - PGG Wrightson is blaming "extreme financial market conditions" for a delay in settlement of the proposed purchase of 50 percent of Silver Fern Farms.

Wellington, Sept 26 NZPA - About a fifth of PGG Wrightson Ltd's $78.1m capital raising was taken up related party interests who raised the money by selling assets to PGG Wrightson.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - PGG Wrightson Ltd posted an 80 percent increase in annual net profit to $73.2 million on improvements across the board, and the company indicated a solid result this year.