Sinclair ‘pretty excited’ to come out on top
Sinclair ‘pretty excited’ to come out on top
He's only been shearing for just over a year yet Will Sinclair has already made his mark at the sport’s biggest competition.
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Handling a bit of family business
Handling a bit of family business
Southland Girls’ High School pupil Charlotte Hunt just loves working with cattle.
Year to celebrate South Island’s farmers, growers
Year to celebrate South Island’s farmers, growers
It is official -2023 is the Year of the Farmer.
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Manufacturer to host Hi-Tech Awards
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Manufacturer to host Hi-Tech Awards
United Machinists is hosting Dunedin’s first ever NZ Hi-Tech Awards event next month.
Bearing the brunt of 'wave of policies and proposals’
Bearing the brunt of 'wave of policies and proposals’
A campaign's been launched to raise awareness about what is described as crippling Govt policies threatening the future of farms and rural communities. Business and rural editor Sally Rae talks to North Otago farmer Jo Hay about why she supports Kiwis Backing Farmers.
Loans firm starts fund
Loans firm starts fund
MTF Finance has created a fund for community projects in Cyclone Gabrielle-stricken Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne.
New SME governance series to offer insight, guidance
New SME governance series to offer insight, guidance
A new governance series is being offered in Southland in a collaboration between the Institute of Directors New Zealand and the Southland Business Chamber.
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Still room for growth after 100 years
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Still room for growth after 100 years
In August, Oamaru-based Network Waitaki celebrates 100 years in business. Business editor Sally Rae talks to CEO Geoff Douch and discovers running a modern energy company requires much more than just "keeping the lights on".
Rural Land raises forestry-buy funds
Rural Land raises forestry-buy funds
The New Zealand Rural Land Company has raised nearly $10.5million under an institutional entitlement offer as part of a capital-raise to fund a $63.7million purchase of a Manawatu-Whanganui...
Our rural champions
Our rural champions
The ODT and Rural Life are on the hunt for a South Island Rural Champion as part of their Year of The Farmer 2023 celebrations.
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Taking people ‘on a journey’
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Taking people ‘on a journey’
Last week, Dunedin business leader Scott Mason received Institute of Directors Chartered Fellow status at a function in Wānaka. He talks to business editor Sally Rae about his governance journey — and why it is always about people.
Embracing reusable containers
Embracing reusable containers
It is time to roll out the reuse revolution.
Trotter joining the cavalcade
Trotter joining the cavalcade
Race-goers take note — remember the name Pegasus Brother.
Top step of podium for Toyota dealership
Top step of podium for Toyota dealership
"It's the ultimate."
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Edtech company’s staff spans globe
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Edtech company’s staff spans globe
It is a melting pot of cultures at Education Perfect’s headquarters in Dunedin this week.
Camaraderie from cracked ribs
Camaraderie from cracked ribs
It was to be veteran cavalcader Annie Horton’s last hurrah.
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‘I’ve never seen that level of annihilation’
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‘I’ve never seen that level of annihilation’
"It's a war zone ... without the guns."
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Transforming lives through power of tech
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Transforming lives through power of tech
Combine a passion for exercise rehabilitation with cutting-edge technology — all born in Dunedin — and the result is an exciting new startup.
Learning to move: musician’s search for undiagnosed pain
Learning to move: musician’s search for undiagnosed pain
Riddled with pain and with no diagnosis of what was causing it, international cellist Heleen du Plessis thought she had a terrible disease.
Caversham townhouse development sells out
Caversham townhouse development sells out
The Grand Vesta townhouse development in Caversham is officially sold out.