Aurora Energy and Delta chief executive Grady Cameron was recently named Young Energy Executive of the Year at the Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards. He talks to business reporter Sally Rae.
Venison prices might be on the way up but returns to farmers are still being held back by the strong New Zealand dollar.
With apologies to Dame Edna, it's Goodbye Possums.
Two novice lavender growers from Central Otago nearly stole the show at this year's New Zealand Lavender Growers Association awards.
Graeme Anderson has spent the past three years on the road.
When David Isaacs quit medical school after three years of study, it was a bold move.
Sheep and beef farming profitability is set to improve in the 2014-15 season on the back of favourable climatic conditions, expected higher product prices and a more export-friendly exchange rate.
Further pressure is on Fonterra's forecast milk price, with prices down 6% in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction - 42.2% lower than a year ago.
A team from the University of Otago's Business School has taken top honours in a business case competition, beating 11 other national and international universities.
A Be Your Own Boss expo in Dunedin this month is aimed at tertiary students interested in starting their own business.
Fonterra's credit rating has taken a hit following the announcement of its proposed partnership with a Chinese infant food manufacturer.
New Zealand's terms of trade remain at a more than 40-year high despite weakening prices for dairy, the country's biggest export.
Cromwell man Duncan Faulkner wants to help reduce the number of tragedies in the adventure tourism industry.
Agriculture is ''far more than milking cows and drafting sheep''.
Three fledgling - and very diverse - Otago businesses have been selected, to go through to the next stage of the ANZ Flying Start business plan competition. Business reporter Sally Rae speaks to their founders.
Farmers will be ''definitely asking questions'' following Westland Milk Products' decision to cut its forecast payout by 60c for the 2014-15 season.
The signing of an agreement with a Californian medical group is further confirmation Pacific Edge Ltd is ''moving forward'' in the United States, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre says.
Helen Darling admits she was ''really chuffed'' to be named a finalist in the business entrepreneur category of this year's Women of Influence awards.
Fonterra will spend about $157 million installing three new plants at its Edendale site as part of a more than half-billion-dollar upgrade of processing capacity.
Fonterra's decision to hold its forecast farm-gate milk price for the 2014-15 season at $6 reflects the longer-term outlook for international dairy prices, chairman John Wilson says.
