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Southern businessman made KiwiRail director after NZ First donation

Scott O'Donnell was also involved in the Invercargill CBD development. Photo: ODT files

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

The massive blaze at the supermarket took more than 10 hours to put out and left the building...

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%

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

A property in the Auckland suburb of Remuera is cleared in January 2023 after torrential rainfall...

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

More than 750 building firms have gone into liquidation in the past year. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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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

Chris Swann, at his holiday home in Wanaka this week, has a big job ahead. Photo: Tim Miller.

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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

Agents, lawyers and accountants will be issued clear guidance on how to apply simplified checks ...

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

A deserted Auckland CBD during lockdown. Photo: Getty Images

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

The new map-based technology by Christchurch agritech company Onside, called PCBU Enterprise,...

‘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

Workers' salaries will remain the same and the length of the workday will not be increased over...

Return-to-office policies under the spotlight again

There are many differing opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of flexible working.

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Putting ‘soul’ into every piece key to endurance

Dunedin jeweller Tony Williams has been in business for 50 years. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Putting ‘soul’ into every piece key to endurance

This year, Dunedin jeweller Tony Williams notches up 50 years of being in business in the city. He talks to business editor Sally Rae about his successful career.

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Lighting business illuminates path for family’s return to South

Scott and Natalie Jarvis have returned to live in the South, after more than a decade in...

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Lighting business illuminates path for family’s return to South

"Women Who Lead With Love" was the title of a retreat held in Invercargill for women in business and leadership.

Tips to keep your power bill down this winter

Tips to keep your power bill down this winter

Twenty percent of Kiwis are struggling to pay their power bills, with 11 percent cutting back on heating their homes, according to Consumer New Zealand.

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$100m ski area plans moving apace

Stage 1 of the overall $100 million Doolans extension project with the view including The...

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$100m ski area plans moving apace

An application for a $100 million-plus project that includes a 10-person gondola and extending The Remarkables ski area into the Doolans backblocks should be completed by the end of the year.

Australian holidayers set to hit the slopes

Coronet Peak skifield, Queenstown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Australian holidayers set to hit the slopes

Australian holidaymakers are about to swell numbers on the slopes to about 10,000 visitors daily across NZSki’s alpine trio of southern ski areas next week.

Blis fixes patent issues

Blis Technologies has settled patent issues with the company’s largest customer in Europe and a party associated with that customer.

Tariffs, rising costs take toll on confidence levels

United States president Donald Trump’s tariffs have created challenges and opened up...

Tariffs, rising costs take toll on confidence levels

Canterbury business owners are no longer oozing with confidence as shoppers and other consumers resist the buying urge.

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