Sally Rae

Pacific Edge shares in trading halt

Pacific Edge’s shares went into a trading halt yesterday as the listed company considers the implications of an unfavourable Local Coverage Determination (LCD) detailing the proposed ceasing of...

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Barrister thrives on ‘intellectual challenge’

Dunedin barrister Taryn Gudmanz is heavily involved in representing the profession outside her...

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Barrister thrives on ‘intellectual challenge’

Dunedin-based barrister Taryn Gudmanz took over last year as the New Zealand Law Society’s South Island vice-president when Frazer Barton, also of Dunedin, was elected national president. She talks to business editor Sally Rae.

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City pair made fellows of CAANZ

Shelley Griffiths (left) and Carole Adair with their certificates from Chartered Accountants...

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City pair made fellows of CAANZ

Dunedin women Shelley Griffiths and Carole Adair have been made fellows of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

‘Revised strategy’ led to ‘improved results’ for Blis

Blis Technologies is encouraged by an improvement in its financial performance. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Revised strategy’ led to ‘improved results’ for Blis

Blis Technologies has posted full-year revenue growth of 14% while also narrowing its ebitda and after-tax net losses.

Pacific Edge posts 71% rise in revenue

Pacific Edge has posted a hefty 71% increase in operating revenue for the year ended March 31, buoyed by Cxbladder test sales and favourable currency movements.

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Branch manager position in capable hands: Lister

Damian Foster (left) has taken over from Ken Lister as Forsyth Barr’s Dunedin branch manager....

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Branch manager position in capable hands: Lister

Being able to stay in his home town of Dunedin and enjoy a fulfilling career is testament to the way Forsyth Barr treats its employees and provides opportunities, new branch manager Damian Foster...

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Aspiring green tie winner integral part of competition

Warepa Collie Club life-member Alister Ward, accompanied by Brown, one of his dogs, is helping...

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Aspiring green tie winner integral part of competition

After more than 40 years involved in dog sheep trials, Alister Ward’s dream is still to win a green tie.

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Enjoying last trials before retiring

This week’s South Island and New Zealand sheep dog trial championships is the swan song for Otago...

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Enjoying last trials before retiring

Otago dog trial centre secretary Steve Wallace is finishing the role on a high.

Industry ‘guru’ wins leadership award

Farra Engineering general manager of operations, Mike Ryan, in front of a recently-installed...

Industry ‘guru’ wins leadership award

He is described as a "guru of solving crazy engineering problems" in the hydro industry.

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Groups collaborate for dog trial cookshop

Watching cook Linda Wallace stir the pot at the South Island and New Zealand Sheep Dog Trials are...

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Groups collaborate for dog trial cookshop

"Country chicken hotpot, succulent lamb shanks, delicious roast lamb ‘n gravy, seafood chowder" — the menu at the South Island and New Zealand Sheep Dog Trials reads like something from a fairly...

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Consistency key for trainer as trials near

Kaka Point dog triallist Amy Robertson and her heading dogs Dot (on rail) and Stormy are...

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Consistency key for trainer as trials near

She is the equivalent of a hometown heroine.

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SHPG still has something to prove

Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds operations manager Tom Harry (left) and general manager...

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SHPG still has something to prove

As winter draws near, it is shaping up to be a bumper operational season at Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds based high on the Pisa Range above the Cardrona Valley.&nbsp...

Country ‘my happy place’ for manager, mum

Bridget Tweed (left), Frank O’Boyle and Larissa Brown after being presented with their chartered...

Country ‘my happy place’ for manager, mum

She describes herself as an "agri-optimist".

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Next step for career in ‘death chat’

InvoCare New Zealand operations co-ordinator Jodie Hope brings a youthful perspective to the...

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Next step for career in ‘death chat’

A basketball-mad Dunedin woman — with striped pink fingernails and a sparkling personality — was recently elected treasurer of the New Zealand Embalmers Association.

Gaming industry welcomes boost

Runaway Play chief executive Zoe Hobson is delighted with news of a rebate for game development...

Gaming industry welcomes boost

Dunedin's burgeoning gaming industry has welcomed a 20% rebate for game development studios contained in in yesterday’s Budget — hopefully quelling an exodus to Australia.