Fletcher Building is picking a relatively flat trading year for 2013 but the Christchurch rebuilding and major infrastructure projects should underpin improving results in 2014.
A whisky distillery could be operating in Dunedin by the end of next year.
Port Otago misses out on a dividend from Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) for the third consecutive year, as its Canterbury competitor continues its rebuild its earthquake-damaged infrastructure.
Transtasman main street clothing retailer Hallensteins Glassons has posted a boost in sales, market share, dividends and after-tax profit for its trading year to August, but remains cautious about retailing recovery for the year ahead.
Reorganisation costs of $37 million - including 60 outlet closures - removed any chance of global international children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch posting a profit.
The Government should have bailed-out Solid Energy to keep miners at work at its unprofitable underground Spring Creek coal mine on the West Coast, environmental groups opposed to coal mining say.
The Government - which told Solid Energy employees yesterday it would not recapitalise the beleaguered state-owned enterprise to save 230 mining jobs - has separately called on objectors to coal mine developer Bathurst Resources to withdraw from a pending Environment Court challenge.
Oil and gas explorer Shell says the earliest it will consider drilling in the frontier deep-water Great South Basin will be the summer of 2014-15.
Pressure is building on the country's meat works as lamb numbers dwindle amid the oversupply of killing sheds, and the potential for a shorter killing season is looming.
The economic contribution of engineering companies in Dunedin needs to be revisited for future assessments, following the release last week of the Dunedin City Council's new economic strategy.
Heartland New Zealand has confirmed it could be interested in buying the finance division of Fisher and Paykel Appliances, the takeover target of giant Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier.
Outdoor sports retailer Kathmandu is launching its online division shortly, but is also considering numerous other online platforms to boost worldwide sales.
Australian merino wool specialist Lempriere may have to bide its time to mop up the remaining 25% of shares in New Zealand Wool Services International it has not yet locked up.
Outdoor sporting goods chain Kathmandu booked a healthy gain in sales for the past financial year but margin erosion continues to plague profits, which slumped more than 10%.
More than 500 parties - representing almost 20% of failed $91 million offshore investment fund Credit Sails - have signed up to back potential legal action.
Cash-strapped Dunedin bio-tech company Blis Technologies wants to raise millions of dollars in a third capital raising, offering a share purchase plan to shareholders and also a private placement of more than 96 million ordinary shares.
A 75% stake in carpet wool exporter New Zealand Wool Services International has been locked up in a takeover bid by Australian company Lempriere Holdings Pty Ltd of Melbourne for $23.2 million.
Dunedin-based Scott Technology has increased its growth prospects in the mining sector with another niche-market bolt-on acquisition in Western Australia.
Listed finance provider Heartland New Zealand, anticipating a decision on its banking licence application in November, has pushed out its annual meeting to the end of that month.
Shares in East Otago-based Oceana Gold have gained more than 70% in value during the past four months, propelling the company's market capitalisation to more than $1 billion for the second time in 22 years.
