Rural Champions 2025
Rural Champions 2025
Earlier this month, I sat on the quadbike feeding a lamb with a heading dog looking over my shoulder. Carefully balanced on the front of the quad was my phone and, on the screen...
Sally Rae
AI boosting productivity: survey
AI boosting productivity: survey
Artificial intelligence is transforming business, AI Forum executive director Madeline Newman says.
Charity riding event to be fun for everyone
Charity riding event to be fun for everyone
A hairdressing voucher received as a gift last Christmas could well have inadvertently saved Susan Falconer’s life.
Strength, conditioning coach working to boost women in trades
Strength, conditioning coach working to boost women in trades
She has worked with military personnel, athletes, lifeguards, bodybuilders and private clients from all walks of life.
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Alcohol-distilling octet breaking into gin industry
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Alcohol-distilling octet breaking into gin industry
They're kith and kin distilling alcohol in the aptly-named Gin Tin.
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Sweeney moving from Crew to new startup
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Sweeney moving from Crew to new startup
"It's been one hell of a ride."
Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk
Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk
Talley's Group-owned Open Country — New Zealand’s second-largest milk processor — has entered into a conditional agreement with the shareholders of Mataura Valley Milk to buy the business.
Shareholder approval sought for sale
Shareholder approval sought for sale
Site closures and asset sales are possible if farmer shareholders do not support Dawn Meats Group taking a 65% stake in Alliance Group for $250 million, the co-operative says.
Desire to win keeps dog triallist going
Desire to win keeps dog triallist going
When Mike "Bones" Evans headed south for the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trial at Waimumu last week, he was accompanied by "Mum, Dad and the kid" — literally.
PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery
PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery
PGG Wrightson has more than trebled its after-tax net profit for the year ended June 30 as the agricultural sector continues to recover.
Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk
Open Country to buy Mataura Valley Milk
Talley's Group-owned Open Country — New Zealand’s second-largest milk processor — has entered into a conditional agreement with the shareholders of Mataura Valley Milk to buy the business.
Desire to win keeps dog triallist going
Desire to win keeps dog triallist going
When Mike "Bones" Evans headed south for the Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trial at Waimumu last week, he was accompanied by "Mum, Dad and the kid" — literally.
MTF targeting more lending to businesses
MTF targeting more lending to businesses
MTF is attributing an increase in business lending to its local, human-led finance model.
PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery
PGW boosts profit amid sector recovery
PGG Wrightson has more than trebled its after-tax net profit for the year ended June 30 as the agricultural sector continues to recover.
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Shareholder approval sought for Alliance sale
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Shareholder approval sought for Alliance sale
Site closures and asset sales are possible if farmer shareholders do not support Dawn Meats Group taking a 65% stake in Alliance Group for $250 million, the co-operative says.
Farmers to vote on co-op's 65% sale to overseas group
Farmers to vote on co-op's 65% sale to overseas group
Irish meat company Dawn Meats Group will take a 65% stake of Alliance Group, subject to the co-operative’s farmer-shareholders giving the deal a tick.
Farming background handy with rural clients
Farming background handy with rural clients
Business editor Sally Rae talks to the Dunedin JBWere team about their career pathways and how they all ended up back in the city.
Platform guides course decisions
Platform guides course decisions
It is hard to fathom how he does it.
Forestry conversions spur study
Forestry conversions spur study
Rural mental health advocate Kathryn Wright is undertaking what she believes to be the first social research in New Zealand on population loss due to forestry conversions.
Alliance not commenting on overseas stake
Alliance not commenting on overseas stake
Alliance Group is refusing to comment on speculation Irish meat company Dawn Meats is taking a majority stake in the farmer-owned co-operative.