Sally Rae

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Tender accepted to buy assets of manufacturer in liquidation

Scott Waterjet's old base in part of the United Machinists complex. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Tender accepted to buy assets of manufacturer in liquidation

A tender has been accepted to buy the assets of Dunedin manufacturing business Scott Waterjet, which was placed in liquidation last year.

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Company’s creditors unlikely to be paid

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Company’s creditors unlikely to be paid

Outstanding creditors of Mosgiel-based Otago Excavation are unlikely to see any funds despite a slew of vehicles being sold.

Wool ‘navigator’ to help grow ideas

Wool revenue has been forecast to soften by 2% in 2023-24. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Wool ‘navigator’ to help grow ideas

Where there’s wool, there’s a way.

Reduced sales team reflected in Pacific Edge’s quarterly result

Reduced sales team reflected in Pacific Edge’s quarterly result

Pacific Edge says a weakening in Cxbladder tests processed at its laboratories in the three months to the end of December 31 (Q3 24) largely reflects the reduction of its commercial team...

Like father, like son: real estate duo go it alone

James Columb (front) and the team at Dunedin real estate agency Columbs and Co (from left) Amy...

Like father, like son: real estate duo go it alone

Growing up with a father in the real estate industry meant James Columb attended his fair share of open homes as a child.

Gore firm owes creditors $5.88m

Firm owes creditors estimated $5.88m

A Gore-based construction business, which specialised in temperature-controlled buildings for the agriculture, horticulture and viticulture sectors, owes creditors an estimated $5.88 million.

SFF changes ‘create continuity’

Incoming Silver Fern Farms Co-operative chairwoman Anna Nelson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

SFF changes ‘create continuity’

Change continues at the top of Silver Fern Farms.

Personal service a winning option for lender

MTF Finance chief executive Chris Lamers (centre) celebrates a successful year with staff in the...

Personal service a winning option for lender

MTF Finance is the 2023 Otago Daily Times Business of the Year. Chief executive Chris Lamers talks to business editor Sally Rae about a quiet Dunedin success story.

Position comes with responsibility to stand out

United Machinists chief executive Sarah Ramsay says she quickly discovered advanced manufacturing...

Position comes with responsibility to stand out

United Machinists chief executive and co-owner Sarah Ramsay is the 2023 Otago Daily Times business leader of the year.

Healthcare platform registers 5000 workers

WoFo Medstaff founders Chris Mackle (left) and Andrew Wills are helping the aged care healthcare...

Healthcare platform registers 5000 workers

It is just like dialling up an Uber — except you catch a healthcare worker rather than a ride.

Winemaker opens Kurow bar

Celebrated Otago winemaker Grant Taylor is toasting his latest venture, opening the Valli Wine Bar in Kurow.

‘Wonderful’ high-country memories

(Clockwise from top left) former Lake Hawea Station owners Adrienne and Tom Rowley and their...

‘Wonderful’ high-country memories

For more than a century, the Rowley family farmed Lake Hawea Station before selling the property in 2018 to Geoff and Justine Ross, who have documented their farming&nbsp...

Confidence rises as dairy farmer sentiment improves: survey

Falling commodity prices and rising input prices continue to be the major concerns among those...

Confidence rises as dairy farmer sentiment improves: survey

Farmer confidence has rebounded strongly off the back of improved dairy farmer sentiment, the fourth quarter Rabobank rural confidence survey showed.

Silver Fern Farms appoints Boulton as chief executive

Silver Fern Farms appoints Boulton as chief executive

Silver Fern Farms’ chief supply chain officer Dan Boulton has been appointed to the meat company’s top job, and will take over as chief executive next year.

Rocket Ram project hopes to increase efficiency

North Otago ram breeder Dave Robertson with some of his Rocket Rams during his sale last week....

Rocket Ram project hopes to increase efficiency

Forget Elton John — Dave Robertson is the new Rocket Man.

Jewel of a garden unlikely venue for annual ram sale

Jennifer (J.J.) Rendell in the garden of Brookfield Park, near Oamaru. PHOTO: SHANE REES

Jewel of a garden unlikely venue for annual ram sale

To be fair, there would not be many ram sales in New Zealand that are held next to a gravestone for Santa Claus.

Rocket Rams hoped to increase efficiency

Forget Elton John — Dave Robertson is the new Rocket Man.

Happy to expand with diner and deli

"Hospitality - we’re into it." Whitestone Cheese's Simon Berry smiles broadly as he surveys the surroundings of the North Otago success story’s latest venture - a diner and deli in north Oamaru which opened this week.

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$280K out of pocket: Liquidation destroys dream

Callum Buchanan and Kirsten Chamberlain have been put though an emotional wringer over their new...

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$280K out of pocket: Liquidation destroys dream

A Dunedin woman says she felt sick "twice over" after having to tell her husband the company building their dream home had gone bust on the same day he was having surgery for throat cancer.

Feeling lucky with a life on the waves

Tane Fisher at the helm of Te-Maree. PHOTOS: STEPHEN JACQUIERY

Feeling lucky with a life on the waves

Bluff fisherman Tane Fisher never tires of his expeditions to Fiordland to catch crayfish destined mostly for the Chinese market. He talks to Sally Rae about a career on the water.

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