CompaniesJitters see Carters float shelvedPlans for a sharemarket float of the Carters building supplies chain have been shelved amid ongoing market volatility that saw stocks tumble on exchanges from New Zealand to Japan yesterday.29 Sep 04:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesCarters IPO shelvedCarter Holt Harvey, owned by Graeme Hart's Rank Group, has shelved plans for an IPO in its Carters building supplies business.29 Sep 01:45 AM
BDBDInvestmentTreading water won't do - Reynolds bossReynolds Group Holdings packaging business and UCI Holdings are under pressure to cut and sustain lower operating costs after recent asset sales that reduced debt.12 Aug 05:00 PM
ConstructionLeaky schools decision dueCompany denies liability, awaits appeal result involving Ministry of Education.15 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionStock Takes: Float pipeline drying upIt hasn't been a great week for investment bankers on both sides of the Tasman.11 Jun 05:00 PM
SharesBunnings owner tipped for Carters bidThe $1b sharemarket listing of Carter Holt Harvey has been delayed till later this year, amid rumours of a rival bid.09 Jun 12:35 AM
OpinionStock Takes: English pumps power dividendsIs the Govt really getting double the amount of dividends from its sold down power companies?21 May 07:20 PM
OpinionStock Takes: Carter Holt float game kicks offThe cut and thrust around Rank's Carter Holt IPO has begun...14 May 09:30 PM
SharesCarter float: Investors tipped to be waryThe Carter Holt Harvey sharemarket float is expected to receive a wary reception from some institutional investors.12 May 05:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentRank Group confirms Carter Holt sell downGraeme Hart's Rank Group confirmed it plans to sell down its stake in Carter Holt Harvey in an initial public offering.11 May 10:31 PM
SharesLast hurrah for NZ's wealthiest man?Carter Holt Harvey, acquired by Hart in 2006 for $3.3 billion, is the last remaining Australasian operation in his Rank Group empire.17 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDConstructionFletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO07 Apr 04:24 AM
SharesCarter Holt float could raise billionNew Zealand's richest man, Graeme Hart, is understood to be planning to float most of Carter Holt Harvey in what could be the biggest IPO this year.06 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDConstruction'Defective' cladding used in schoolsCarter Holt Harvey's cladding sheets and systems used in 880 school buildings were "inherently defective", the Court of Appeal has heard.04 Mar 06:28 PM
EmploymentDrug policy 'completely misused'A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.04 Jun 06:31 AM
BDBDBusinessHart sells down Carter HoltOne of the largest single Japanese investments in NZ is occurring with the sale of Carter Holt Harvey's pulp and paper and packaging businesses for $1.037 billion.27 Apr 08:10 PM
BDBDEmploymentCarter Holt pursued over leaky schoolsThe Ministry of Education will continue to pursue a leaky schools lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey after it failed in an attempt to have the claim quashed.09 Apr 03:53 AM
Construction$1.85m deal for Carter's timber cartelCarter Holt Harvey has agreed with the Commerce Commission that it should pay a $1.85m penalty for its part in a timber price fixing cartel with a division of Fletcher Building.18 Mar 10:40 PM
InvestmentLast of Hart's rural empire put up for saleThe last remnant of Graeme Hart's rural empire - a cattle and pig farm at Maramarua - is up for sale.10 Oct 06:50 PM
New ZealandTimber company fined after contractor lost fingers in chipperA timber processing company has been fined $44,000 and ordered to pay $20,000 in reparation after a contractor lost four fingers in 21 Dec 04:20 AM
New ZealandTimber workers wait to hear their fateRotorua timber industry worker Daniel Mathew is philosophical about the possibility of losing his job.29 Nov 04:06 AM
ConstructionConstruction growth may be keyManufactured exports have been faring much better than domestic sales.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ manufacturing 'in crisis'Carter Holt Harvey has told staff it plans to cut around 70 jobs in Rotorua and Tokoroa before Christmas.26 Nov 04:40 AM
New ZealandTheft of native logs turned into comedy of errorsFrom the moment a Rotorua man offered to help a friend steal nine tonnes of native logs, the foolhardy scheme was destined to fail.18 Apr 03:17 AM
