Westland Milk reviews capital structure as profit soars on cheap milk, value-add sales

Westland Milk reviews capital structure as profit soars on cheap milk, value-add sales

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Westland Milk Products, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy cooperative, is reviewing its capital structure to ensure it has the “flexibility required to maximise market opportunities” after profit soared on cheaper milk prices and in...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Oct 2015
Vector among first in world to get new Tesla storage batteries

Vector among first in world to get new Tesla storage batteries

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Vector, the Auckland gas and electricity distribution monopoly, said it will be among the first customers in the world to take delivery of Tesla’s home and business batteries that store home-generated solar and wind power. The uti...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Oct 2015
Auckland Airport a 'conductor' for New Zealand tourism, CEO Littlewood says

Auckland Airport a 'conductor' for New Zealand tourism, CEO Littlewood says

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland International Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood said the big change in the company under his three-year tenure has been moving beyond simply being an infrastructure developer and operator to being an active leader in...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Oct 2015
Auckland Airport raises capex forecast by as much as 27% to meet passenger growth

Auckland Airport raises capex forecast by as much as 27% to meet passenger growth

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland International Airport expects capital expenditure to be as much as 27 percent more than earlier guidance, in what will be its biggest annual spend in over a decade, as it experiences strong growth, especially in tourism and...

Fiona Rotherham 22 Oct 2015