New Zealand’s benchmark equity index eked out its seventh consecutive gain led by potential growth stocks Pacific Edge and Sky TV.

New Zealand shares edged higher, led by Sky TV as investors backed its bid to grow revenue even as a new survey showed online competitor Netflix dominating the NZ market.

New Zealand shares edged higher as some of the winning and losing stocks of a volatile few weeks of trading consolidated into normalised positions.

New Zealand shares edged higher as some of the winning and losing stocks of a volatile few weeks of trading consolidated into normalised positions.

New Zealand shares rose for a third consecutive session as Ngāi Tahu made an on-market bid for a minority stake in Sanford and Mainfreight moved towards $100 per share.

New Zealand shares edged higher with Sky Network Television leading gains for a second day.

Jarden has been publicly censured and ordered to pay $40,000 plus costs for failing to keep a watchful eye on the filters in place for its clients with direct market access.

New Zealand shares rose as record highs on United States stock markets flowed through to the NZX, boosting consumer cyclical stocks in particular.

New Zealand shares edged higher, led by Vista Group International, after a week of strong gains saw the benchmark index climb 1.3%.

Market darling turned troublemaker A2 Milk led the New Zealand share market lower as investors trimmed another $600 million from the dairy brand’s market capitalisation after its result.

The New Zealand dollar climbed more than half a cent overnight, after Reserve Bank assistant governor Christian Hawkesby told media a 50-basis point rise was being considered last week.

New Zealand shares were almost flat as investors reacted to upbeat earnings results from Heartland Group and Summerset Holding, while some larger stocks declined.

It was a big day for the New Zealand share market as Z Energy shares soared on a buyout offer, Mainfreight broke above $90, and Serko shares jumped more than 10%.

New Zealand’s benchmark equity index finished the day almost unchanged having risen 1.6% across the week driven by good earnings results and an extended period of low-interest rates.

Infrastructure firm Chorus led the market as it raced up more than 12% on news the Commerce Commission had valued its fibre network at almost $5.5 billion.

New Zealand shares rose this afternoon as investors welcomed an extra six weeks of low interest rates with the Reserve Bank leaving monetary policy settings on hold.