Sally Rae

ORC keen to discuss station’s forestry plans

ORC keen to discuss station’s forestry plans

The ORC says it would welcome discussions with Lammermoor Station’s owners and the Central Otago District Council over the station’s plans to plant 60,000 pine trees on the property.

Eager to inspire and empower others

Otago Daily Times 2022 Business Leader of the Year Heidi Renata encourages people to surround...

Eager to inspire and empower others

She calls herself chief energy officer — and that’s something the Otago Daily Times Business Leader of the Year Heidi Renata has in spades.

Company focuses on people, community

Port Otago is a dynamic business where staff work hard to keep exports flowing smoothly. Photo:...

Company focuses on people, community

Port Otago is the Otago Daily Times’ 2022 Business of the Year.

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East Otago man equally at home in Canada

Former East Otago High School pupil Mark Edwards has forged a successful business career in...

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East Otago man equally at home in Canada

He may have lived in Canada for years, but whenever Mark Edwards sees the All Blacks perform the haka, the hairs stand up on the back of his neck.

Two Otago lawyers named in NZ elite list

Two Otago lawyers named in NZ elite list

Two Otago lawyers - both from the same firm - have been recognised in New Zealand Lawyer’s second annual Elite Women list.

Study finds trend favouring sustainability

Study finds trend favouring sustainability

For two decades, Katie Beith has "lived, dreamed and breathed" ESG.

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Awn to own 10.1% of NZ Merino Co after shareholding change

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Awn to own 10.1% of NZ Merino Co after shareholding change

Australia's Awn Rural Pty Ltd will own 10.1% of the shares in the New Zealand Merino Company once a substantial shareholding change is settled.

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By hook or by crook

Loaded chief executive Richard McLeod is excited by the potential of the Queenstown-based...

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By hook or by crook: Business built on experience

Back in 2004, four young Queenstown mates took the bold move of taking on the lease of the legendary Dunedin student haunt, the Captain Cook Tavern. Now one of the quartet is making a name for himself with a tech business.

‘Hint of some common sense’ pleasing

Declining livestock numbers remain a concern for Alliance Group. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

‘Hint of some common sense’ pleasing

The reluctance to cap carbon emissions offsetting looks likely to be the most significant legacy this Government will leave New Zealand, Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart says.

Grassroots farmers put views to PM

Tractors, utes and harvesters amid the groundswell protestors in Cumberland St earlier this year....

Grassroots farmers put views to PM

"A healthy exchange of information" is how Groundswell New Zealand co-founder Laurie Paterson describes yesterday’s meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington.

Investor wants tech for farmers, not tax

Ewes and lambs graze at Barewood Station, between Outram and Middlemarch, which is owned by Lone...

Investor wants tech for farmers, not tax

New Zealand-American businessman Tom Sturgess says he placed full-page advertisements in newspapers this week to "stimulate a debate" around livestock emissions.

Tech entrepreneur eyes up US market

Invercargill entrepreneur Cam Richardson is the founder of start-up PaySquad. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Ex-Canterbury Uni tech entrepreneur eyes up US market

His 21st birthday was the unlikely catalyst for a former Canterbury University student to launch a tech start-up.

Groundswell co-founders to meet Ardern

Groundswell New Zealand co-founders Bryce McKenzie, of West Otago (left), and Laurie Paterson,...

Groundswell co-founders to meet Ardern

Groundswell New Zealand co-founder Laurie Paterson says the rural organisation "won’t be holding back" when it finally has a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington on Thursday.

Group pay on its way thanks to start-up

His 21st birthday was the unlikely catalyst for an Invercargill man to launch a tech start-up.

Fonterra upgrades guidance

Fonterra cut its earnings forecast to 25 cents-30 cents a share and its dividend to 15c-20c in...

Fonterra upgrades guidance

Fonterra has upgraded its earnings guidance and lowered and narrowed its forecast milk price range to $8.50-$9.50kg of milk solids, with a midpoint of $9.

MIA unhappy with pricing proposal

Concerns are mounting over the implications of an agricultural emissions pricing proposal for the...

MIA unhappy with pricing proposal

New Zealand’s red meat processors and exporters have joined the chorus of criticism over the Government’s agricultural emissions pricing proposal, saying it will have "devastating consequences".

Three-year cashmere scheme launches

Woolyarns’ international marketing manager Jimad Khan (left), New Zealand Cashmere business...

Three-year cashmere scheme launches

New Zealand Cashmere is hoping goats will float the boats of the country’s farmers.

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Halcyon days of bog, shearing and family

Ivan Brenssell has spent four years co-writing, 'A Harsh and Rugged Life', a book on Rocklands...

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Halcyon days of bog, shearing and family

A book telling the stories and memories of Otago’s vast Rocklands Station is being launched this month. Rural editor Sally Rae talks to co-author Ivan Brenssell about his connection with the property.

Motorsports boss wins leadership award

Josie Spillane won the excellence in leadership category at The Grand Business South Awards....

Motorsports boss wins leadership award

She’s poured petrol, sold photocopiers and raised millions of dollars for charity; now Josie Spillane is boss of motorsport business Highlands — Experience the...

Primary industry exports predicted to reach record high of $55b next year

Primary sector exports are tracking strongly towards a 4% increase in the year ending June 2023....

Primary industry exports predicted to reach record high of $55b next year

New Zealand's primary industry exports are predicted to reach a new record high of $55billion next year, the latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report shows.

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