Scott Tech announces new chief executive
Scott Tech announces new chief executive
Scott Technology has announced a successor for chief executive John Kippenberger who steps down at the end of August.
Sally Rae
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
An Indian businessman who buys large amounts of New Zealand strong wool is disappointed growers are the least profitable in the supply chain and wants to see them better rewarded.
Global links not world away
Global links not world away
As Jan Van Mossevelde stands in his socks in the homestead of a high country station delivering a presentation via his laptop hooked up to the family television, it is evident this is no ordinary...
Uni lad now produces tech media’s big names
Uni lad now produces tech media’s big names
University of Otago graduate Xavier English is forging a global career in modern media platforms and start-ups.
Not to blame for residue, firm says
Not to blame for residue, firm says
A Southland-based forest investment and management company says it cannot accept responsibility for chemical residue found in hay on an organic-certified West Otago farm.
Forestry unabated in heartland march: farmer
Forestry unabated in heartland march: farmer
Conversion of West Otago farmland to forestry continues to cause concern for local farmers.
Heriot farmers fear loss of food-producing areas
Heriot farmers fear loss of food-producing areas
West Otago sheep and beef farmers Allan and Sonia Richardson fear they could be stripped of their long-standing organic certification after chemical residue was detected in bales of their hay.
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
An Indian businessman who buys large amounts of New Zealand strong wool is disappointed growers are the least profitable in the supply chain and wants to see them better rewarded.
Scholarships fostering leadership
Scholarships fostering leadership
His parents are Russian and he was born in Canada but Tim Chevtchenko proudly describes himself as "Kiwi-made".
Light-hearted job offer for PM during visit to salmon plant
Light-hearted job offer for PM during visit to salmon plant
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was given a tongue-in-cheek taste of what his post-political career could look like during a visit to Mt Cook Alpine Salmon’s processing plant in Washdyke yesterday.
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Hardship prompts affordable housing plan
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Hardship prompts affordable housing plan
Being without a home was the worst time in Dunedin woman Cyndee Elder’s life, spurring her desire to provide affordable housing for others, she tells business editor Sally Rae.
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
Buyer big supporter of wool industry
An Indian businessman who buys large amounts of New Zealand strong wool is disappointed growers are the least profitable in the supply chain and wants to see them better rewarded.
Irrigation lifeblood for community
Irrigation lifeblood for community
Irrigation has helped transform the rural Waimate district, providing employment opportunities and future-proofing farming businesses.
Gold miner aims for secondary NZX listing
Gold miner aims for secondary NZX listing
Australian mining company Santana Minerals — whose Bendigo-Ophir gold project has been touted as potentially generating $4.4 billion revenue — has applied for a secondary listing on the NZX.
Economic growth of 0.1% forecast as interest rates bite
Economic growth of 0.1% forecast as interest rates bite
Amid the tension and uncertainty around the New Zealand economy, there are signs of hope, Kiwibank economist Sabrina Delgado says.
Changing the world one machine at a time
Changing the world one machine at a time
An Irishman who has travelled the world, met his future wife in Melbourne and moved to New Zealand, has established an industrial automation hardware business in ...
Next big step for Dunedin’s PocketSmith
Next big step for Dunedin’s PocketSmith
Dunedin-based PocketSmith has been selected as the only New Zealand company to join eight other companies for Mastercard’s global Start Path Open Banking and Embedded Finance programme.
$130m loan must be approved to stay afloat: Synlait board
$130m loan must be approved to stay afloat: Synlait board
Embattled dairy company Synlait Milk will need to cease trading or initiate a formal insolvency process if a $130 million payment to its banks is not made next month.
Not just a pretty sight: planting initiative helps irrigation
Not just a pretty sight: planting initiative helps irrigation
Alongside the Waihao Back Rd — the southern entrance to Waimate — there is an attractive oasis of plantings amid the farmland.
Irrigation lifeblood for Waimate community
Irrigation lifeblood for Waimate community
Irrigation has helped transform the rural Waimate district, providing employment opportunities and future-proofing farming businesses.