An alternative proposal to retain 100% farmer ownership of Alliance Group is not credible in the time-frame set by the company’s banking partners, chairman Mark Wynne says.
"You get what you put in." That's been the philosophy of Dunedin business leader Neil Finn-House, who leaves the city this week for a new role in Wellington.
Labour's Chris Hipkins says he doesn't believe a letter from the Prime Minister asking him to commit to supporting offshore exploration for natural gas is a genuine attempt at building bipartisan consensus.
Synlait Milk has entered an agreement to sell its North Island sites for $307 million to a United States buyer in a business shake-up to focus on core Canterbury operations.
A group of Southland-based Alliance Group shareholders say the $250m offer by an Irish meat company for a 65% stake in the co-operative appears to significantly undervalue the business.
Businesses are giving up on engagement with local councils out of "pure frustration" and more effort is needed to win back their trust this election, a Dunedin business leader says.