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Retraining offered to Gregg’s workers after closure

Otago Polytechnic industry, training and innovation deputy executive director Mark Cartwright...

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Retraining offered to Gregg’s workers after closure

Otago Polytechnic is offering a year’s worth of free tuition to the more than 30 Gregg’s workers who will lose their jobs when the coffee factory closes.

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Strong wool returns to be tested at sale

PGG Wrightson auction manager Dave Burridge. Photo: Tim Cronshaw

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Strong wool returns to be tested at sale

Christchurch’s first wool sale of the new season is expected to give a good steer if prices continue to spike or reach their ceiling.

Health and safety overhaul clears final hurdle, Labour vows to repeal

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden (left) and Labour MP Jan Tinetti. Photo...

Health and safety overhaul clears final hurdle, Labour vows to repeal

The legislation reverses changes brought in by the 2015 Health and Safety at Work Act, passed in response to the Pike River mine tragedy.

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Farmers call for increase in solar buyback rates

Geo-tech profiling of the soil at the Humm family’s Richwood farm near Mt Somers was carried out...

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Farmers call for increase in solar buyback rates

Mid Canterbury deer farmer Duncan Humm is about to put in 37,630 solar panels on his farm to provide enough power for about 4340 households.

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Aim to 'end dampness in Studentville'

Lightning Laundromats directors (from left) Adam Beck, Anna Robinson and Tom Offen with their...

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Aim to 'end dampness in Studentville'

A Dunedin trio want to "end dampness” in the city's student quarter and have opened their own laundromat to do it.

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Pacific Edge revenue drops

Pacific Edge has developed biomarker tests that detect early-stage tumors. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Pacific Edge revenue drops

A Dunedin-based cancer diagnostics company says it is on the cusp of growth despite its annual revenue nearly halving after a crucial overseas funding decision.

Flight marks 75 years of international service

Air travel was slower and noisier when passengers took the first international flight to...

Flight marks 75 years of international service

An early morning flight leaving for Melbourne has marked 75 years of international departures at Christchurch Airport.

From NZ Post to ACC: The changes coming on July 1

Decarbonisation and NZ Post. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

From NZ Post to ACC: The changes coming on July 1

A few changes are looming on July 1 that may affect some New Zealanders' household finances.

Dreamliners delayed, Air NZ focus on premium and punctuality

Air New Zealand is delaying the delivery of two Dreamliner aircraft, will improve its premium offering and aim to be more punctual, according to its long-awaited strategy reset.

Commission reaches settlement deals with banks

Commission reaches settlement deals with banks

The Commerce Commission says it has secured three more settlement agreements with banks, as it prepares to hand over responsibility for the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.

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Inland Port fast-track details laid out

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Inland Port fast-track details laid out

Water quality, impact on mana whenua and road noise will be top of the panel’s mind, as hearings for Port Otago’s Southern Link Inland Port project get under way.

Labour market 'heading in the right direction', economist says

T1st Call Recruitment is seeing more of a downturn in the job market now than during the global...

Labour market 'heading in the right direction', economist says

New Zealand's labour market is "bumping along the bottom," one economists says, but it could have been worse than it is.

Most households see increase in power prices

Most households see increase in power prices

The group representing power companies says network costs and tight wholesale supply are among the drivers pushing up power prices.

Fears supermarket loyalty programmes could encourage higher prices

Food supply is one area that could hit New Zealand if the war in the Middle East continues. Photo...

Fears supermarket loyalty programmes could encourage higher prices

Consumer NZ is raising the alarm over how data obtained from supermarket loyalty programmes could lead to higher prices for customers.

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Stadium generates $21m into local economy

Christchurch’s One NZ Stadium is bringing big dollars to the local economy. PHOTO: CHRISTCHURCH...

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Stadium generates $21m into local economy

Christchurch’s new stadium has got away to a flying start after injecting $21 million into the local economy in the first 60 days.

Truckies told no to heavier loads

A truck makes its way along State Highway 8. Transporting NZ has long been calling for the...

Truckies told no to heavier loads

The Transport Minister has told truck drivers he won't grant their wish to carry heavier loads, saying it would wreck roads and cost too much to fix.

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New ownership for craft brewery

Volstead Trading Company's new owners Mike Hines, left, Hamish Jones and Alban Beaumont. Brewer...

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New ownership for craft brewery

Craft brewing crosswinds have failed to deter a business group from buying Christchurch’s Volstead craft beer bar and brewery.

Fuel prices 'heading in the right direction'

Kiwis are feeling pain at the pump. Photo: ODT files

Fuel prices 'heading in the right direction'

Diesel prices have fallen below $2 a litre in some parts of the country, and some Wellington motorists buying 91 are paying less than $2.70.

First-home buyers scooping up properties

Cotality data shows first-home buyers are increasingly active. Image: RNZ

First-home buyers scooping up properties

First-home buyers are making the most of an absence of competition to snap up properties in a quiet market, new data shows.

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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin

A contractor demolishes a building on the Andrew Simms site on Andersons Bay Rd yesterday. PHOTO:...

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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin

Dunedin’s former Mad Butcher store will soon be reduced to rubble with a $10 million vehicle showroom complex to be built in its place.

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