Business responds to soaring demand for face masks
He has become something of a mask mule.
Sally Rae
Life split between town and country
Life split between town and country
From singing and shepherding to photography and physiotherapy, Hawea woman Anna Munro has a diverse lifestyle.
Mother of All Protests on November 21
Mother of All Protests on November 21
They are calling it The Mother of All Protests.
Bioactives company adds its zest to improve health
Bioactives company adds its zest to improve health
Anna Campbell describes herself as a startup person.
Synergy gained from Scott Waterjet’s move
Synergy gained from Scott Waterjet’s move
Jet-boating brand Scott Waterjet’s manufacturing move to Dunedin is benefiting four other businesses through an engineering collaboration.
Spirited adventures as distilling takes Dunedin by storm
Spirited adventures as distilling takes Dunedin by storm
It might be known as the Edinburgh of the South, but could Dunedin also become a distillery destination? Business editor Sally Rae talks to an enthusiastic distiller who likens the city’s potential...
Sale of Catlins station for forestry approved
Sale of Catlins station for forestry approved
Ingka Group — one of 12 different groups of companies that own Swedish furniture and homeware giant Ikea — has bought a 5500ha sheep and beef station in the Catlins for forestry development.
Baker steps down from Timely role
Baker steps down from Timely role
Timely's Ryan Baker has left his leadership role at the company he co-founded and which was sold earlier this year in a deal worth about $135 million.
Group gets go-ahead to buy Catlins station for forestry
Group gets go-ahead to buy Catlins station for forestry
Ingka Group — one of 12 different groups of companies that own Swedish furniture and homeware giant IKEA — has got the green light to buy a 5500ha sheep and beef station in the Catlins for forestry development.
Lamb prices forecast to rise further
Lamb prices forecast to rise further
Economists are predicting lamb prices could reach as high as $9.65-$9.75kg as they continue to exceed record highs.
Digital developers share funding
Digital developers share funding
Feuding royals, giant robot cricketers and dungeon-crawlers.
Leader of the pack living best life
Leader of the pack living best life
Surrounded by her much loved team of working dogs — plus pet miniature schnauzer Mickey — casual shepherd Kate Poulsen reckons she is literally living the proverbial dream. She talks to rural...
Generations of guiding others through grief
Generations of guiding others through grief
For more than 120 years, generations of a Mosgiel- based family have been dealing with other families at the most difficult times in their lives. Business editor Sally Rae talks to Clark Campbell,...
The hills are alive...
The hills are alive...
Taieri dairy farm manager Dale Harris, pictured with children Lexi (7) and Lane (9), supports the Groundswell New Zealand protest by blasting horns from the hilltops yesterday.
Howl organisers planning even larger protest
Howl organisers planning even larger protest
Groundswell New Zealand says it is planning a "major nationwide protest event" in November, following a lack of response by the Government to its concerns.
Peanut Butter king promotes ‘have a go’ at business message
Peanut Butter king promotes ‘have a go’ at business message
"It's just being real." That’s what Nelson peanut butter king Pic Picot credits his success in the food industry to, a business which has grown from a market stall to a factory employing 55 people, exporting the spread worldwide.
Ongoing battle for river a draining experience
Ongoing battle for river a draining experience
As the microscope focuses on Manuherikia River in Central Otago and its future minimum flows, Sally Rae talks to award-winning Omakau farmer Anna Gillespie about the stress the rural community is under.
Wonky Plait sister act: a business is born
Wonky Plait sister act: a business is born
Potentially, they are Otago’s youngest entrepreneurs.
Workforce woes not going away for farmers: survey
Workforce woes not going away for farmers: survey
Farmer confidence might be holding but the latest Federated Farmers farm confidence survey shows a deepening concern about the ability to plug workforce gaps.
Ambitious waterway plan evolving
Ambitious waterway plan evolving
The green light has been pushed on the Tiaki Maniototo — Protection Maniototo project which will receive $4.55 million funding from the Freshwater Improvement Fund over the next five years.