Education Perfect extends discussion
Education Perfect extends discussion
Dunedin tech company Education Perfect has extended its consultation period with staff on the proposal to restructure its content team.
Riley Kennedy
Commercial refurbishment sign of confidence
Commercial refurbishment sign of confidence
Dunedin commercial property agents say the unusually high number of retail refurbishments happening could be an indication of new leases across the city.
Trusts’ performance inadequate: study
Trusts’ performance inadequate: study
Otago and Southland’s communities are about $25 million worse off because of poor performance by their community trusts, a University of Otago study says.
Otago Harbour overhead power lines and pylons to be removed
Otago Harbour overhead power lines and pylons to be removed
Overhead power lines across Otago Harbour will be removed next month.
Costly, satisfying restoring city heritage
Costly, satisfying restoring city heritage
A historic central Dunedin building has been given a new lease of life inspired by its former occupants.
Groynes to save beach for next generation
Groynes to save beach for next generation
Long-awaited work to build three breakwater groynes off Te Rauone Beach, on Otago Peninsula, will begin early next month.
‘Future-proofing’ network priority
‘Future-proofing’ network priority
Future-proofing its networks was a priority for PowerNet, although that focus resulted in its 2020-21 profit slipping, compared to the year before.
'Tech' offers Dunedin golden opportunity
'Tech' offers Dunedin golden opportunity
Holger Regenbrecht believes Dunedin and the wider Otago region have the potential to enter a modern-day gold rush.
Firms helping young people get into work
Firms helping young people get into work
Dunedin businesses have been recognised for their part in a youth employment programme.
Highgate home repossessed
Highgate home repossessed
A Dunedin property linked to the former president of the Otago Property Investors Association has been repossessed after a High Court order.
Increasing interest in electric vehicles
Increasing interest in electric vehicles
A new Government subsidy has encouraged Dunedin motorists to show plenty of interest in electric vehicles in the first week.
Highgate home repossessed
Highgate home repossessed
A Dunedin property linked to the former president of the Otago Property Investors Association has been repossessed after a High Court order.
'We want a life': Skills shortage crisis, says cafe owner
'We want a life': Skills shortage crisis, says cafe owner
A Dunedin cafe owner says a dire skills shortage is so bad he has been forced back into the kitchen as head chef.
Test match a welcome winter boost
Test match a welcome winter boost
Dunedin's hospitality, accommodation and retail sectors are gearing up for a big weekend as the All Blacks play in town, and are looking forward to more to come.
Staff feel betrayed over job cuts
Staff feel betrayed over job cuts
Staff at a Dunedin tech company went from being told it was business as usual following a buyout worth hundreds of millions, to facing redundancy a day later.
Wildlife tourism firms amalgamate
Wildlife tourism firms amalgamate
Two of Dunedin’s oldest established wildlife tourism operators have amalgamated.
Burnt-out ship to be scuttled off Otago coast
Burnt-out ship to be scuttled off Otago coast
A burnt out fishing boat that has sat at Timaru’s port for three years is heading to its final resting place, off the coast of Otago.
Scramble to find student flats intensifying
Scramble to find student flats intensifying
Domestic enrolments skyrocketing at Dunedin’s tertiary institutions has led to unprecedented demand for student flats for next year.
Former refugees to open Arabic supermarket in Dunedin
Former refugees to open Arabic supermarket in Dunedin
Two former refugees living in Dunedin are offering an Olive Branch to the city they now call home.
Pivot has positives for Dunedin firm
Pivot has positives for Dunedin firm
A worldwide emphasis on safety in the workplace has helped turn around a Covid-crippled Dunedin business.