Jacob McSweeny

Education company’s enrolments going ‘through the roof’

Education company’s enrolments going ‘through the roof’

Education company The Learning Place has been experiencing somewhat of a boom as enrolments and interest from schools and individuals go "through the roof".

Quiet worry grows into big safety product

Boyd Peacock shows his personal safety app, Get Home Safe. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Quiet worry grows into big safety product

Boyd Peacock’s idea for software that kept track of workers stemmed from when he lived in Queenstown and wanted to go on long bike rides.

Plant managing Covid-19 scare

A worker at an Alliance Group meatworks in South Canterbury has tested positive for Covid-19.

Tables may turn for home audio

Good vibrations ... Simon Brown stands with the Wand Tonearm and Turntable combination he has...

Tables may turn for home audio

A Dunedin turntable maker should have been on his way back from showing off his device at a major US audio show last weekend.

City Forests boss after smooth start when work resumes

City Forests boss after smooth start when work resumes

City Forests will probably return to work next Tuesday and, after what has been seemingly endless disruption this year, its boss is wary of a case of Covid-19 at the workplace.

Harraways adapts to turbulent times

Harraway and Sons plant in Green Island, Dunedin. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Harraways adapts to turbulent times

Food is always a good business to be in, Harraways chief executive Henry Hawkins says.

Cafes adapt service to reopen in Level 3

Side On cafe owners Renee Hope and Alan Baxter have turned their cafe into more of a grocer that...

Cafes adapt service to reopen in Level 3

Cafes are getting into the delivery and pickup business as the country looks ahead to leaving Alert Level 4.

Engineering businesses gear up to return

United Machinists chief executive Sarah Ramsay predicts some tough times ahead. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Engineering businesses gear up to return

Engineering and machinist companies will need to be nimble when it comes to managing cashflow once they get back to work, United Machinists chief executive Sarah Ramsay says.

Construction, forestry workers prepare for return

A number of businesses were now in the process of applying for clearance from the Overseas...

Construction, forestry workers prepare for return

Kelvin Read had barely a moment to breathe a sigh of relief before he had to start pulling plans together to get his staff at his contracting company ready for a possible return to work next Thursday.

Result a strong platform for recovery: SFF

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer. Photo: Supplied

Result a strong platform for recovery: SFF

Silver Fern Farms has delivered a bright spark to gloomy economic times, posting a net profit of $70.7million for the year ending December 2019.

Worker tests positive for coronavirus

Prof Stanton is not surprised she is now using the technology to identify the coronavirus. Photo:...

Worker tests positive for coronavirus

A worker at an Alliance Group meatworks in South Canterbury has tested positive for Covid-19.

Alliance worker tests positive for virus

The Smithfield freezing works in Timaru is desperate for workers to start the new killing season....

Alliance worker tests positive for virus

A worker at an Alliance Group meatworks in South Canterbury has tested positive for Covid-19.

Plea to support local businesses

Bruce Muldrew wants local contractors to get priority when it comes to tendering in a post...

Plea to support local businesses

"Keep it local." That's what Foleys general manager Bruce Muldrew has found himself saying a lot recently.

‘The buyer’s going to become king’

‘The buyer’s going to become king’

Real estate agents are hopeful increased interest in property will translate to action once people can move more freely.

Southern businesses keen to reopen

Southern businesses keen to reopen

Southern businesses believe they can operate safely, and would like to be allowed to open and get the economy restarted, the Otago Southland Employers’ Association says.

Pay unfair, Scott workers claim

Scott Tech staff were told at a meeting last Tuesday to begin packing up and go home before the...

Pay unfair, Scott workers claim

A Scott worker says he and other "shop floor" staff are being treated unfairly, receiving less than half their normal wage after two weeks without pay.

Aviation service company closing 3 sites

Other affected engines were found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Photo: Getty Images

Aviation service company closing 3 sites

Aviation servicing and sales company Oceania Aviation has decided to shut its facilities in Dunedin, Queenstown and Nelson.

Alliance trims staff levels for distancing

Meat exports surged 10%, led by beef, which partially offset the November decline in dairy...

Alliance trims staff levels for distancing

Alliance Group is standing down some of its meat workers so it can better put into practice the physical distancing of workers at its plants.

Struggling to get through and planning for recovery

Moiety owner operators Sam Gasson and Kim Underwood. PHOTO: CHRISTINE O’CONNOR

Struggling to get through and planning for recovery

Sam Gasson is candid about the future of the restaurant he and partner Kim Underwood own: things will be different after Covid-19 — that is, if they make it through to the other side.

Port keeping the essential trade going

A truck leaves Port Otago on Friday with the container ship Maersk Innoshima behind. PHOTO:...

Port keeping the essential trade going

Port Otago is down to its core business: getting essential items into and out of Dunedin.

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