Tim Cronshaw

Hosting three days of sold-out Super Rugby Pacific games over a super round at Christchurch’s new indoor stadium has paid dividends after visitors spent $13 million.

The Trump administration’s proposed 12.5% trade tariff based on forced labour concerns has baffled farmers just relieved beef remains exempt.

Liquidators are closer to sorting out a residential subdivision in Twizel after legal action brought on by a wealthy United States entrepreneur.

More storage space is being opened up to meet growing demand at Lyttelton Port’s container terminal.

Many South Island areas have fewer people falling behind in their household bills than the national average.

Central Otago cherry grower Mike Casey has 21 electric vehicles on his solar-powered orchard but that is not enough.

Global AgriTrends co-founder Simon Quilty forecasts the record beef price to be at $10.45 a kilogram for prime steers in a year’s time.

Brianne West has a new lineup of plastic-free businesses blossoming but that’s not everything she is growing, Tim Cronshaw writes.

A visit to a farm is a first for many big-buying Indian wool processors learning more about the source of strong wool in Christchurch.

Canterbury’s business owners accept a frugal Budget is heading their way today but hope it does not come at the expense of long-term growth.

A midwinter holiday break is being made easier for South Island passengers on a new flight direct from Christchurch to Rarotonga.

A midwinter holiday break is being made easier for South Island passengers on a new flight direct from Christchurch to Rarotonga.

Dairy farmers are facing a less prosperous year as a new payout is accompanied by higher farm costs.

Construction giant Calder Stewart is close to signing up the first commercial tenants for its $3 billion solar and wind-powered inland port being developed to boost Otago’s export trade.

Southbridge sheep breeder Andrew Christey can vividly remember taking over the family’s Mapua Southdown stud on a day of mixed feelings.

Emergency dredging is clearing Lyttelton port’s choked shipping channel from a build-up of marine mud brought in by big storms.

Advanced identity fraud spurred on by artificial intelligence (AI) is costing New Zealand businesses an average $2.2 million each scam.

A multimillion-dollar facility being built in Christchurch will boost medical and industrial gas supplies.

A Kiwi executive who went from being a troubled youth to president of Adidas North America is telling farmers to do the right thing, writes Tim Cronshaw.