Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - Jewellery chain Michael Hill International (MHI) improved first quarter performance in all its markets from a year earlier, and is now into the key second quarter which will largely determine its annual result.

Wellington, Sept 14 NZPA - Hill family members have pulled back from a plan to lift their stake in Michael Hill International (MHI), after being told the Takeovers Panel would be unlikely to grant exemptions being sought.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today but to a lesser extent that other markets and diversified industrial company Skellerup provided a bright spot.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The Hill family is aiming to lift its shareholding in jeweller Michael Hill International (MHI) to about 50.1 percent from around 48 percent now. It aims to seek shareholder approval for the move at the company's annual meeting on November 5.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell in early trading, following falls in global equities as dismal housing data in the United States added to fears the global economic recovery will fizzle out.

Wellington, April 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended little changed today but selected stocks continued to advance and brokers noted lines of stock trading in Michael Hill and Pyne Gould Corp.

Wellington, April 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged ahead in early trading with Pike River Coal advancing again, to a five-month high.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - Fletcher Building shares continued their two-week rise in early trading today, adding 6c to move to a new nine-week high of 817.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - Jewellery retailer Michael Hill International has reported a 4.4 percent lift in same store sales to $221.2 million for the half year to the end of December.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Jeweller Michael Hill has won another award for achievement in business -- the Beacon Award from the New Zealand Shareholders' Association.