Latest - Infratil has successfully raised enough capital to buy its share of Vodafone New Zealand.
Infratil is buying Vodafone with a Canadian private equity firm. Photo: 123RF
The utilities investor raised $400 million through a placement of shares on the stock exchange.
A trading halt on its shares was lifted this morning.
Infratil is buying Vodafone alongside a Canadian private equity firm for a total price of $3.4 billion.
Auckland Airport passenger numbers up again
Photo: RNZ / Jessie Chiang
Growth in passenger numbers in and out of Auckland international and domestic airport continued in April.
Total passenger numbers were up 1.8 percent in the month and 3 percent for the year.
International passenger growth is up 3.2 percent on the year before and domestic passenger growth is up 3.6 percent.
Passengers coming from Australia and the United Kingdom drove most of the growth in April, while visitors from China, Korea and India are down.
A total of 1.8 million passengers travelled through Auckland in April.
Food prices up
The price of food rose 0.7 percent in the month of May, taking annual growth to 1.7 percent.
The cost of eggs and dairy products are up and avocados hit a record high of $5.73 per 200 grams.
However winter-season vegetables are cheaper than usual, with the colder weather bringing down the price of broccoli, potato, kumara and cabbage.
Rent prices up slightly
The price of rent nationwide increased 0.3 percent in May.
According to Statistics New Zealand, that takes the annual increase in the stock measure of rent up 3.4 percent in the year to May.
The official figures on the cost of rent are included in the consumer price index.
