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Spell has been cast: $150,000 grant for startup
"I feel like I am doing the thing I was put on Earth to do."
Business
Country living a cut above for retailers
Country living a cut above for retailers
Operating a seven-day-a-week retail business for nearly three decades might sound like a slog.
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Under-fire pub owner admits he 'got slack'
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Under-fire pub owner admits he 'got slack'
The owner of a decades-old Dunedin tavern pulled up for a lack of food says he got slack and it has come back to "kick in the butt".
All go for global firm’s new NZ chairman
All go for global firm’s new NZ chairman
A multibillion-dollar company with thousands of employees is being led by a Christchurch man, writes Tim Cronshaw.
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Deputy PM ‘in awe’ of work done at city tech firm
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Deputy PM ‘in awe’ of work done at city tech firm
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has praised a Dunedin robotics company as being "at the forefront of world technology".
Govt 'alliance' to combat online scammers
Govt 'alliance' to combat online scammers
The coalition government is promising a crackdown on financial con-artists, bringing together agencies, industry and consumer groups to shut down online scams.
Listener, NZ Woman's Weekly for sale
Listener, NZ Woman's Weekly for sale
New Zealand magazines including the Listener, Woman's Day and New Zealand Woman's Weekly are for sale after its publisher has been put on the market.
Southern businessman made KiwiRail director after NZ First donation
Southern businessman made KiwiRail director after NZ First donation
A newly-appointed KiwiRail board director is a director of a Tapanui company which donated to NZ First and is involved in the Mosgiel inland port development.
New World fire: 180 roles to be disestablished
New World fire: 180 roles to be disestablished
Foodstuffs has confirmed 180 roles at an Auckland supermarket will be disestablished after recent fire.
Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 3.25%
Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 3.25%
The Reserve Bank has paused its 11- month rate-cutting programme and held the official cash rate unchanged at 3.25%.
No climate change buy-outs in future, government advised
No climate change buy-outs in future, government advised
Successive governments have grappled with how to adapt to and pay for climate change risks to communities as the frequency and severity of weather events increases.
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Home builder goes bust
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Home builder goes bust
Christchurch residential construction company Select Building has gone into liquidation with a total estimated shortfall to creditors of $329,500.
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Ex-Waitaki health boss's failed firm owes $1.5 million
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Ex-Waitaki health boss's failed firm owes $1.5 million
A property development business, owned by Dunedin businessman Chris Swann, has been placed in liquidation owing nearly $1.5 million.
No effect on Jacks Point work: developer
No effect on Jacks Point work: developer
A Queenstown property developer whose company owes creditors more than $7 million says recent liquidations have no bearing on his commercial and apartment development projects at Jacks Point.
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House values drop: No cause for concern, realtors say
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House values drop: No cause for concern, realtors say
Despite "huge drops" in house values around Dunedin, realtors say there is no cause for concern.
Rules for selling homes in trusts to be relaxed
Rules for selling homes in trusts to be relaxed
Kiwis selling a house held in a family trust will no longer be treated like potential criminals, the govt says, as it plans to relax anti-money laundering checks for "low risk" transactions.
Future vaccine mandates won't work, Covid inquiry told
Future vaccine mandates won't work, Covid inquiry told
Business leaders from Auckland and Northland have spoken about profound impacts on small to medium businesses coping with public health restrictions during Covid-19.
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Une nuit fantastique
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Une nuit fantastique
Dunedin businesses say it was their "busiest day of the year" when the All Blacks came to town on Saturday.
‘Industry-first’ platform highlights risk areas
‘Industry-first’ platform highlights risk areas
Christchurch agritech company Onside has unravelled a complex problem to come up with a map-based tool highlighting risk areas and increasing worker safety at many agriculture workplaces.
Return-to-office policies under the spotlight again
Return-to-office policies under the spotlight again
There are many differing opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of flexible working.