Construction, property and agriculture bear the brunt, while hospitality companies are also more than 'twice as likely' to go to the wall, report notes.
The Queensland-based company hired Deutsche Bank in October to advise on the sale
Blackstone Group's Burger King chain in New Zealand widened its loss in 2013.
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She is a director of two of the country's highest-profile companies but Justine Smyth has managed to keep beneath the public radar, until now.
The operator of Burger King in New Zealand posted a small loss in 2012.
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New editors take the reins at New Zealand’s premier business news service.
Earshot's James Bell-Booth wants to grow global sales and raise up to $2 million from institutional investors.