Staying in a youth hostel in Switzerland 12 years ago, Bevan and Bridget Newlands were dreaming of ways they could return to Omahau Hill Station, near Twizel.
Dairy prices have reached their highest level since early February with a 3.6% increase in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the fourth consecutive gain.
Amid the several hundred competitors at the South Island sheep dog trial championships at Kaihiku, it would be hard to find a more inspirational character than Grant Calder.
Private equity firm Navis Capital will take a controlling stake in Dunedin-based Mainland Poultry, subject to Overseas Investment Office approval, in a deal reportedly worth about $300 million.