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The board of the transport company Mainfreight is resisting pressure by institutional investors to introduce fresh blood around the table and replace their long-serving auditors with someone new.

Fast food chain operator Restaurant Brands is looking to expand its Australian KFC franchise brand.

Xero is on track to meet its growth targets, according to the cloud accounting software company's founder and chief executive Rod Drury.

One of China's biggest fruit wholesalers has emerged as a significant shareholder in local produce exporter T&G Global.

Nuplex Industries looks set to be taken over by Belgian chemical manufacturer Allnex New Zealand, after 98 percent of shareholders voted in favour of the billion-dollar offer.

Shareholders in Sky Network TV have overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with Vodafone NZ, with 99.6 percent approving the deal.

Diversified investment company Hellaby Holdings is selling its Equipment Group business to a private equity fund for $81 million.

Brexit - Global financial markets are erratic, with the pound hitting a 31-year low in its biggest fall on record. Audio

Property investor Stride is spinning off its Investore subsidiary in an IPO as part of a plan to buy 14 supermarket properties currently occupied by Countdown.

Small and medium-sized businesses are being urged to take advantage of free advice to help them address new health and safety laws.

Stride Property has seen its full-year net profit rise by more than a third, reflecting increased property values and rents.

A deal to sell Augusta Capital's Auckland Finance Centre for $87 million has fallen through, but the property company says it is not planning to put it back on the market.

Briscoe Group is still trumpeting the virtues of its takeover offer for Kathmandu, despite having received few takers.

An analyst is warning of a growing risk of an oversupply of retirement units in Auckland.

Crystal timing device manufacturer Rakon has returned the company to profitability, following a period of restructuring and asset sales. Audio

Fonterra has reported a drop in half-year earnings and lowered its dividend. Video, Audio

One-off costs have knocked Fletcher Building's half-year profit with results showing a 25 percent drop in net profit.