Brent Melville

A class act of emerging change-makers and investors were impressed with a visit to the leading lights of Dunedin's business community last week.

The time is ripe for the global cheese industry, agribusiness specialist Rabobank says.

The "for sale" sign is up on Dunedin's most popular shopping mall.

As a barometer of economic health, confidence surveys are to be taken with a pinch of salt.

You can add New Zealand's highest bungy jump to the growing AJ Hackett Bungy empire, which this week confirmed its purchase of Taupo Bungy.

Despite the raft of reports around ever-spiralling house prices, it would seem homes are generally getting more affordable for average Kiwis.

There aren't alarm bells ringing just yet, says Otago Southland Employers' Association CEO Virginia Nicholls.

Concrete is one of the key building blocks in most of our cities, bridges and other infrastructure. It is relatively cheap, durable and easy to work with.

There are 73 days left till Christmas.

Andy Kilsby is just off a 32-hour flight from Denmark, so he is a bit bleary-eyed.

About 160 seasonal workers at Oamaru Meats Ltd (OML) are entering their fourth week off the job after the meat processor shut down the majority of its processing on September 13.

Online fibre trading platform the Natural Fibre Exchange (NFX) has sold its six-millionth net kilogram of coarse wool since it launched 18 months ago.

Economist Cameron Bagrie believes we are headed for a "train wreck" as the slowdown in the economy clashes with social demand for change.

LIC'S positive financial performance for the year will act as a catalyst to investment in technology and data platforms, the company says.

DIY really is in the blood at Mitre 10's Mega Dunedin store.

Tennis players are used to to-ing and fro-ing, but upgrades to their Logan Park tennis centre been a long time coming, even for them.