Net profit rose $47m to $130m. Mercury declared a fully imputed interim dividend of 6.8 cents per share, up 6 per cent on the half-year 2020 dividend. Freightways returned to paying dividends with a 15.5 cent interim payout, up from 15c a year earlier. The company declared an interim dividend of 6.5c a share, up 1c on last year. The company declared an interim dividend of NZ42.5 cents per share, up from NZ37.5c a year earlier.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 23, 2021 00:07 UTC