South American couple Pablo Yanez and Francisca Contador left a Chilean city with a population of a million people to create a better future for their family in New Zealand.
Creditors of failed Southland construction firm Prospec Structures remain out of pocket to the tune of just over $4m as no funds were recovered during the liquidation, a final report says.
Ngāi Tahu Forestry has been given the green light by the Overseas Investment Office to sell the harvesting rights of its 26,700ha forestry estate on the West Coast.
IROSHANA KULATHUNGA Dairy farmerSouthland He is a qualified veterinarian in Sri Lanka and now Iroshana "Shan" Kulathunga is working towards becoming registered as a vet in New Zealand.
Alliance Group has halved the share deductions from farmer shareholders, saying it listened to concerns that the level was too high for some in the current economic climate.