As construction at the Summerset at Bishopscourt retirement village in Dunedin continues, business reporter Sally Rae meets the woman at the helm of Summerset, a company which has grown to be the third largest operator and second largest developer of retirement villages in New Zealand.
Units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund dropped as much as 3.75% yesterday after Fonterra signalled earnings for the 2013 financial year would be lower than forecast.
When it comes to owning a business, Easy Building Systems general manager Eric Bygate is a believer in not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Tony Allison, chief executive of Dunedin-based company Night 'n Day Foodstores, has been awarded the Otago Southland branch of the Institute of Directors' 2013 aspiring director award.
A dairy industry lead is being sought as the highly invasive weed giant buttercup is found to be a much bigger threat to the profitability of Southland's dairy industry than previously thought.
Representing the farming community has been a ''privilege'' for Matt Harcombe.
Ask Marnie Kelly what she likes about Matakanui Station's fine-wool fleeces and the answer is simple - ''they're absolutely fabulous, actually''.
Meat Industry Excellence is seeking registrations from farmers to ensure they are up to date with what the organisation is doing in its bid to drive reform in the meat industry.
Finding mentors are key to succeeding in business, Dunedin businesswoman and designer Linzi Irving believes.
For two University of Otago students, Chisholm Park Golf Club in Dunedin has been the site of some good rounds, some self-described shockers - and one ''business idea epiphany''.
Mt Cook Alpine Salmon's $6 million salmon-processing factory in South Canterbury is on schedule to be operating by early November.
New Zealand farmer confidence has rallied on the back of higher dairy commodity prices, a looming drought-induced supply shortage in beef and lamb and a lower dollar.
At any one time, Dunedin-based TracPlus Global Ltd could be tracking climbers in the Himalayas, hunters in the Southern Alps and helicopters flying supplies into multimillion-dollar construction projects in the United States.
When it comes to backs and necks, Steve August knows them ''inside and out''.
Blue Sky Meats chairman Graham Cooney, whose company has recorded a $3.8 million after-tax loss for the year ending March, says the solutions to the red meat industry model problems are in New Zealand, not in the marketplace.
Rita Webster is a bit of a trick.
Since joining AbacusBio on an internship at the end of her university studies, Grace Johnstone admits she ''hasn't really looked back''.
Cordula Ihring is one determined woman.
Paula Hellyer is unashamedly passionate about promoting Dunedin.
Synlait Milk Ltd's initial public offering has opened, the Mid Canterbury milk processor having set a final share price of $2.20.
