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Selling off dairy brands necessary, chairman says
Fonterra is no different from any other business — if any part of it is not performing, then it needs to be fixed or sold, Otago Federated Farmers chairman Luke Kane believes.
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Longstanding Dunedin motorcycle business closes
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Longstanding Dunedin motorcycle business closes
A "poor economic climate" has resulted in the closure of a nearly 40-year-old Dunedin motorcycle business.
Consent to take 65% stake in Alliance
Consent to take 65% stake in Alliance
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand has granted consent, under the Overseas Investment Act, for Delmec Unlimited — part of the Dawn Meats Group — to take a 65% stake in Alliance Group.
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Filled jobs rise 0.8% in Otago
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Filled jobs rise 0.8% in Otago
Otago has bucked the national trend for the number of people in work, but some jobs are still attracting hundreds of applicants.
South Port announces record full-year results
South Port announces record full-year results
South Port has posted record full-year results, highlighting strong growth in cargo volumes, robust financial performance and continued progress across key strategic initiatives.
Farmlands back in the black
Farmlands back in the black
The nation’s largest rural-supply store Farmlands has turned around a disappointing financial result a year ago with a profit credited to business improvements.
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'Serious concern' as pub licence opposed
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'Serious concern' as pub licence opposed
An embattled South Dunedin pub has landed in hot water once again due to a new owner’s run-ins with the law.
Liquidator appointed for Thai2Go
Liquidator appointed for Thai2Go
A Cromwell organic Thai restaurant business, connected to a failed North Otago organic vegetable operation, has been placed in liquidation.
No longer any employee representation on WorkSafe board - CTU
No longer any employee representation on WorkSafe board - CTU
The government needs to include employee representation on the WorkSafe board, says the Council of Trade Unions.
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
Farm insurance claims climb to over $10m
The phones are running hot as farmers dial in insurance claims climbing to over $10 million already for weather damage, in which southern farms were hit hard.
Who the cost of living is hitting hardest
Who the cost of living is hitting hardest
Beneficiaries and people on NZ Super are experiencing faster increases in the cost of living, while the biggest spenders are getting some relief, new data shows.
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Processing of wild deer to begin
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Processing of wild deer to begin
Management at a new wild deer processing plant in Dunedin are calling for hunting access to southern farms with an overabundance of the animals.
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Facility to turn green waste into biogas, fertiliser
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Facility to turn green waste into biogas, fertiliser
Work is about to begin on a new organic facility being built by Ecogas in Christchurch to turn food and garden waste into biogas and fertiliser.
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Energy bill reduction event
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Energy bill reduction event
Dunedin businesses are gathering for a showcase to share practical advice on how to reduce energy bills amid a "real shakeup" in the electrical industry.
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Changing face of forestry management
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Changing face of forestry management
Ingka Investments recently invited business editor Sally Rae to view its operations in South Otago, where its foray into forestry in New Zealand began.
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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp
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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp
Josh Cairns has known Wisp Hill in the Owaka Valley all his life.
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Balclutha health store owes $220k
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Balclutha health store owes $220k
The former operator of a Balclutha health store has been put into liquidation owing $220,000.
Funding for Māori news bulletin slashed
Funding for Māori news bulletin slashed
Māori media funder Te Māngai Pāho has allocated $11m for the next funding year, with much of it going to regional news services.
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AI firm ‘beyond words’ to win award
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AI firm ‘beyond words’ to win award
A fledgling Otago AI company named one of the best places to work in the country says there will always be human elements that computers "can’t replace".
Climate policy: Once bragged about, now gutted
Climate policy: Once bragged about, now gutted
The coalition government has gutted NZs once world-leading climate disclosure law, just months after officials showcased it to the UN as evidence of "significant progress" on climate action.