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Students offer bright ideas

University masters student Mat Arand explains the thinking behind "Sole Precedent" using...

Students offer bright ideas

Eco-friendly pet products, fashion labels manufactured from repurposed leather car seats and more ethical hair products for Chilean consumers; all were acknowledged this week at Startup Dunedin's...

Dunedin house price rise highest among major cities

Past and present state houses in Brockville. Photo: ODT files

Dunedin house price rise highest among major cities

Dunedin was the bright spot to an otherwise dour quarter for residential property sales across the country, according to the latest Quotable Value (QV) house price index.

Forsyth Barr backing ABs

A meeting in Los Angeles could have a large impact on the All Blacks' schedule in years to come....

Forsyth Barr backing ABs

The number crunchers at investment adviser Forsyth Barr have picked the All Blacks to do a world cup threepeat in Japan.

Containers answer to rapid growth

A container at the Kawarau Falls bridge project, a local construction project that helped trigger...

Containers answer to rapid growth

Cromwell can not contain its growth.

FortHill Property closes offer

The 4170sqm Neville St industrial building in Carisbrook, Dunedin, tenanted by Fletcher Easysteel...

FortHill Property closes offer

Launched three months ago, real estate investment fund FortHill Property has closed its initial offer to investors.

Hell Pizza warned over fake meat

A plant-based burger patty. Stock photo: Getty

Hell Pizza warned over fake meat

The full fury of our free market regulator has come down on one hapless pizza chain.

Beef exports to China boost annual red meat returns

Beef carcasses are processed at Finegand freezing works near Balclutha. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Beef exports to China boost annual red meat returns

Beef exports to China provided a $675million fillip in red meat exports to $8.75billion last year, the Meat Industry Association (MIA) says.

Founder Quickfall buys back Totally Tourism

A Totally Tourism helicopter at Franz Josef Glacier. Photo: Supplied/TTL

Founder Quickfall buys back Totally Tourism

The former chairman of Skyline Enterprises has bought back his aviation-led tourism business for $19 million from the company he sold it to eight years ago.

Kathmandu acquires surfing brand Rip Curl

Kathmandu acquires surfing brand Rip Curl

Outdoor adventure retailer Kathmandu Group has acquired the ''ultimate surfing company'' Rip Curl for $A350million ($NZ368million).

Kathmandu buys Rip Curl

Kathmandu’s sales are likely to have been boosted by weather. Photo: Linda Robertson.

Kathmandu buys Rip Curl

Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu has acquired the "ultimate surfing company" Rip Curl for A$350 million ($368 million), it announced today.

Twizel part of trial for banking hubs

New Zealand's "big six'' banks have welcomed a trial banking hub to provide banking services in communities which would otherwise go without.

September big month for residential listings

Realestate.co.nz spokeswoman Vanessa Taylor. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

September big month for residential listings

It was a blooming busy month for residential property listings across the country, with the highest number of homes on the market in four years, new real estate figures show.

Oil and gas permits will lower emissions, claims sector

Oil and gas permits will lower emissions, claims sector

The New Zealand oil and gas sector believes the current $500million in royalties that go into public coffers should be redirected into a "public benefit'' fund.

Honey life sweet for Blueskin Bay couple

Blueskin Bay Honey owners, Dawn Yu (left) with 12-week old Abigail and beekeeper David Milne, in...

Honey life sweet for Blueskin Bay couple

When former Cold Chisel front man Jimmy Barnes hit Dunedin last week, he had one dietary request included in his concert riders.

'M. bovis' costs $203m to date

'M. bovis' costs $203m to date

The costs of Mycoplasma bovis to the agricultural sector continue to stack up.

High mobile phone users pay 4 times more in NZ

High volume New Zealand mobile phone user charges are around four times more than in Australia, a Commerce Commission survey has found.

Ocho outlines plans to get firm back in black

The Ocho Chocolate Company is raising the bar.

Results patchy but DCHL not considering sales

DCHL chairman Keith Cooper pictured outside Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO:...

Results patchy but DCHL not considering sales

The "for sale" sign is not out yet for any of the Dunedin City Council-owned group of eight companies.

Aurora losses drag down council company profits

A loss of almost $11 million from network company Aurora Energy has slashed profits of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL) to $10.4 million from $24.3 million last year.

Air NZ carbon offset grows slowly

An Air New Zealand Dreamliner 787 takes off from Auckland Airport. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO

Air NZ carbon offset grows slowly

The aviation industry contributes an estimated 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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