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Helping local people create global change
Startup Dunedin general manager Rachel Butler is the Otago Daily Times 2025 Business Leader of the Year.
Sally Rae
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‘What’s next?’: new generation eyes future
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‘What’s next?’: new generation eyes future
Calder Stewart is the Otago Daily Times 2025 Business of the Year.
MTF Finance enters Deloitte Top 30 list
MTF Finance enters Deloitte Top 30 list
MTF Finance is the new entrant on the Deloitte Top 30 Financial Institutions Index for 2025, ranked 27th with total assets of $1228 million.
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Drawn to auctioneering young
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Drawn to auctioneering young
Even as preschooler, John Duffy’s destiny looked clear.
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Wind event cleanup to last until mid-2026
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Wind event cleanup to last until mid-2026
The storm in the South on October 23 caused havoc in forests as winds flattened trees and snapped others off. Business and rural editor Sally Rae pays a visit to Wenita Forest...
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You can have both farms and trees, Wenita boss says
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You can have both farms and trees, Wenita boss says
Wenita Forest Products is keen to see more domestic processing options developed in the South.
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Six months to complete liquidation
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Six months to complete liquidation
Liquidation of a former Mosgiel-based residential building firm is expected to be completed within the next six months, the latest report says.
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Farra gets first woman CEO
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New Farra CEO well suited to role
For the first time in its more than 160-year history, Dunedin’s Farra Engineering will have a woman leading the business.
Consent process leaves family anxious
Consent process leaves family anxious
An Omarama farming family fears it could lose hundreds of hectares of land, critical to its farming operation, while the consenting for river protection work is processed.
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100 years of taking pride in being accountants
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100 years of taking pride in being accountants
While flying to Reefton to visit a mining client, Dunedin accountant Bill Mitson accidentally leaned on the door and was left hanging on for dear life, half out of the plane.
Breeder thrilled to net $16.8k for elite stud ram
Breeder thrilled to net $16.8k for elite stud ram
Sheep breeder Symon Howard has topped the Canterbury A&P elite ram and ewe sale in Christchurch, selling one of his stud rams for $16,800.
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Adventure beckons after 44 years at firm
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Adventure beckons after 44 years at firm
He might have worked for Moore Markhams in Dunedin for 44 years but Keith Fearn will only get to spend two days in the accounting firm’s new premises next week.
Consent granted for overseas sale of farms
Consent granted for overseas sale of farms
Consent has been granted for the sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms to an entity ultimately majority beneficially owned by pension funds administered by the Washington State Investment...
‘Little wins’ sign tide is turning
‘Little wins’ sign tide is turning
As the Tiaki Maniototo project reaches the final round of its initial funding, rural editor Sally Rae checks in to see what has been achieved.
Ram’s strong sale price ‘pretty unreal’
Ram’s strong sale price ‘pretty unreal’
It was a day to remember for Lawrence sheep breeder Symon Howard.
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Pair lose jobs at Givenwell
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Pair lose jobs at Givenwell
Two high-profile appointments to Dunedin-based startup Givenwell are casualties of a restructure after just several months in their positions.
Couple open 'fresh, local and seasonal' produce store in old hall
Couple open 'fresh, local and seasonal' produce store in old hall
Fresh, local and seasonal. That has been the vision behind the Totara Store, which opens its doors this week.
Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Seasonal goods fresh from the farm vision for store
Fresh, local and seasonal.
Providing luxury portable loos proves a welcome service
Providing luxury portable loos proves a welcome service
Enterprising Oamaru couple Shane Carter and Hayley Newlands-Carter are continuing to expand their involvement in the human waste industry.
South Otago farms to be sold to foreign investors
South Otago farms to be sold to foreign investors
Consent has been granted for the sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms to an entity ultimately majority beneficially owned by pension funds