Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today as several smaller stocks slumped significantly, led by coal miner Pike River Coal's 11 percent decline after it again cut production forecasts.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - PGG Wrightson managing director Tim Miles is resigning from the position, effective immediately.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened flat, although two companies took hits after releasing updates.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - New red meat industry entity FarmIQ Systems Limited today announced the appointment of six directors.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - PGG Wrightson Ltd said it will in future have two business divisions of agri-services and agri-tech, resulting in a reshuffling of its senior management.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Rural Portfolio Investments Securities Ltd, a company associated with businessman Craig Norgate, has sold 6.39 percent of PGG Wrightson Ltd to raise $27.136 million.

Wellington, Jan 18 NZPA - PGG Wrightson has issued convertible redeemable notes (CRNs) to China-based shareholder Agria to a value equivalent of $US25m (about $NZ33.8m), as part of an agreement announced between the two companies in October last year.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - PGG Wrightson has unveiled a $249.4 million recapitalisation to be followed by a boardroom shake-up reflecting radically-altered ownership.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - Rural services company PGG Wrightson is planning to raise $180.7 million through a fully underwritten renounceable rights issue.

Wellington, Oct 16 NZPA - Beijing-based Agria Corporation is aiming to be a cornerstone shareholder in PGG Wrightson, but executives are discounting any possibility of Agria becoming controlling shareholder.