Financial results are coming in thick and fast

a2 Milk is reporting a 21-percent rise in profit -- alongside announcing its bought the Yashili plant in Pokeno.

It's also sold its majority stake in the Mataura Valley plant in Gore - to Open Country Dairy.

Contact Energy's profit is up 13-percent, after a surge in geothermal generation.

Freightways' profit is up 12.9 percent.

Chief executive, Mark Troughear is putting it partly down to strong growth in Australia.

He says the company's Australian network has grown 12-percent, and its New Zealand network a fraction of a percent.