Call to promote trades training
Call to promote trades training
Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dougal McGowan is applying some strategic thinking to ways he hopes will help solve the skills shortages facing the region.
Dene Mackenzie
Southern prices soaring
Southern prices soaring
House-price growth in parts of the lower South Island are starting to shade other areas as Auckland prices continue to pressure the rest of the country, according to new QV figures.
Time for investors to take some profits: broker
Time for investors to take some profits: broker
It is time for existing New Zealand investors to take some profits, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms says.
Skill shortage considered positive issue
Skill shortage considered positive issue
The South is facing one of its most challenging periods of skill shortages but Otago-Southland Employers Association chief executive Nicholls says it is a positive problem to have.
Hellaby sends don't sell letter
Hellaby sends don't sell letter
The intention by Bapcor to buy Hellaby Holdings indicated the company's high reputation and strength of its automotive business, Hellaby chairman Steve Smith says.
Offer not fair value - Hellaby
Offer not fair value - Hellaby
Bapcor will need to come back with a higher offer for Hellaby Holding shares if it wants the offer to succeed, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre says.
More choice in loyalty mix with Onecard revamp
More choice in loyalty mix with Onecard revamp
Shoppers will have more decisions to make about which loyalty card to pull out of their wallets with the announcement AA SmartFuel and Countdown are releasing a revamped Onecard loyalty programme.
Survey expected to show confidence climbing
Survey expected to show confidence climbing
The influential NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion is likely to show business confidence continuing to climb when it is released today.
OCR cut next month largely a done deal, says ASB
OCR cut next month largely a done deal, says ASB
A November cut in the New Zealand official cash rate is believed to be a done deal by most economists as Australia faces low interest rates for years, perhaps even decades.
Minister a fan of city’s tech sector
Minister a fan of city’s tech sector
The rapidly-growing technology sector in Dunedin excites Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce, especially the companies he has seen develop from start-ups to profit-making enterprises.
30 years of GST’s fairer tax harvest
30 years of GST’s fairer tax harvest
Happy Birthday GST. The goods and services tax turns 30 today. Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Peter Truman and business editor Dene Mackenzie run through some of the milestones.
Housing prices driving record levels of debt
Housing prices driving record levels of debt
Real estate loans accounted for 87% of total individual debt held by New Zealanders in the year ended June 2015, Statistics New Zealand figures released yesterday showed.
Z’s integration with Caltex on track
Z’s integration with Caltex on track
An upgrade in profit guidance is expected from Z Energy on October 19 after it released details yesterday of the benefits it had already gained from integration of its business with Caltex.
Kiwi up then down?
Kiwi up then down?
The New Zealand dollar has continued to appreciate since the last ASB Kiwi Dollar Barometer, despite speculation the Reserve Bank will cut the official cash rate again.
Warning not to write off Trump
Warning not to write off Trump
Early indications suggested Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton came out on top in the United States presidential debate but Craigs Investment Partners is warning not to write off Donald Trump.
Hellaby investors urged to wait for report
Hellaby investors urged to wait for report
Hellaby Holdings investors should wait for the independent report before taking any action on the Bapcor takeover offer, Forsyth Barr broker Damian Foster said yesterday.
Hope springs up in South
Hope springs up in South
The economic strength of Otago is being reflected in surveys, which show regional confidence soaring in the three months ended September.
Warm weather withers profits
Warm weather withers profits
Retailer Hallenstein Glassons has indicated it expects a much-improved profit performance in the future after reporting a more than 23% fall in its earnings for the year ended August 1.
Credit Union South profit falls
Credit Union South profit falls
Credit Union South has reported a lower profit, but chief executive Tania Dickie says plans are in place to grow its lending business from its Dunedin base through to the 2020s.
Kiwi may hold even as rate cut
Kiwi may hold even as rate cut
The Reserve Bank might have to accept the value of the New Zealand dollar will hold up even in the face of further official cash rate cuts, ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley says.