Local pub to close after 150 years
A community pub with about 150 years of history in Green Island is staring down closing time permanently.
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Brexit’s intellectual property rights ramifications large
Brexit’s intellectual property rights ramifications large
As Donald Trump departs the White House and 2021 looks to be another year of uncertainty in global politics, Brexit feels almost like a distant memory.
Air NZ to require masks on all international flights
Air NZ to require masks on all international flights
From tomorrow, Air New Zealand will require the use of face masks on all international flights to and from New Zealand.
Companies who breached trade waste consents respond
Companies who breached trade waste consents respond
Talleys, Ernest Adams and Yoplait are among hundreds of manufacturers and brands dumping contaminants into New Zealand's drains and getting away with it. You can read the full statements of the companies who responded here.
The companies dumping contaminants down the drain
The companies dumping contaminants down the drain
Frank van Betuw watches as blood red water and globs of yellow animal fat gush from Dunedin's sewers into the Green Island wastewater treatment plant. He knows the company that dumped it isn't allowed to do it and fears it will happen again and again.
Low supply driver for real estate
Low supply driver for real estate
Queenstown's Covid troubles have not had a lasting impact on property prices because of a lack of supply.
Opinion: Owning tourism businesses isn’t really a cash cow
Opinion: Owning tourism businesses isn’t really a cash cow
Darren Lovell’s piece about Queenstown’s stampeding elephant and how local businesses are hurting. Now let’s address some of the misconceived comments about tourism and business in a Covid-19 world, writes Brett Duncan.
Hotel invests in quest for 5 stars
Hotel invests in quest for 5 stars
Dunedin’s oldest hotel continues to get a $10 million face-lift in a bid to get a 5-star rating as hotel room occupancy rates fall across the nation.
Firm hopeful about European partnership
Firm hopeful about European partnership
Paul Hansen wants world domination in the software industry and has teamed up with a German company.
Beach Energy quits South Is exploration
Beach Energy quits South Is exploration
Beach Energy Resources NZ is abandoning oil and gas exploration permits off the South Island coast, including several off Otago, raising concerns about the economic impact on the region.
South’s manufacturing dips
South’s manufacturing dips
A dip in manufacturing activity in Otago and Southland last month cannot be taken as a trend, Otago Southland Employers Association chief executive officer Virginia Nicholls says.
Slain woman’s vineyard bought
Slain woman’s vineyard bought
A Southland dairy farming couple with a passion for Central Otago have purchased a vineyard owned by a slain Auckland woman.
New CEO role for Jim Harland
New CEO role for Jim Harland
NZTA regional relationships director and former DCC chief executive Jim Harland has been appointed as the Waimakariri District Council’s new chief executive.
Restaurant to reopen, seeking new operator
Restaurant to reopen, seeking new operator
Cobb & Co plans to reopen its restaurant at the Dunedin Railway Station in mid-February, the North Island franchise owner says.
Dunedin street food destination to have 10 stallholders
Dunedin street food destination to have 10 stallholders
The site of a former bar in Dunedin’s CBD is about to take shape as an eclectic street food and beverage destination.
Retiring panelbeater getting to work on car
Retiring panelbeater getting to work on car
Retiring panelbeater Steve Roy will never forget the day he almost crashed a Rolls-Royce.
Vineyard company owned by murdered woman $12m in debt
Vineyard company owned by murdered woman $12m in debt
An Otago vineyard owned by a murdered Auckland woman owed more than $12 million when it went into receivership.
Gore jobseeker package
Gore jobseeker package
A six-month financial package to help Gore businesses take on young jobseekers has been launched.
Work starts on South Island's first Taco Bell
Work starts on South Island's first Taco Bell
Christchurch residents are a step closer to having their very own Taco Bell, the first in the South Island.
Air NZ flies to top of complaints list
Air NZ flies to top of complaints list
The Commerce Commission has revealed the companies most complained about in the year to June 2020.