An unoccupied two-storey lodge at Arthur’s Pass has sold at auction for $250,000 - more than $1 million below its RV.

The Warehouse Group plans to cut head office jobs as increased sales fail to deliver profit growth.

A man who sought refugee status in NZ went on to establish a chop shop in Christchurch that received $800,000 worth of stolen cars.

But the global transport firm was continuing to open more warehouses, with its Christchurch and the planned Auckland sites examples of customer-driven demand.

Christchurch City Missioner Corinne Haines says mince has now become too expensive for low-income families.

Former Christchurch city councillor James Gough says he will likely make the overdue donation of his nearly $100,000 in directorship earnings in the next few weeks.

It is the end of an era for the Shields family, who have lived on a Christchurch tomato farm for more than 100 years.

Alliance Group’s farmer shareholders have voted to sell a 65% stake in the co-operative to Irish company Dawn Meats for $270 million.