Sally Rae

Wool advocate Craig Smith says the global wool industry needs to wake up and ask if it is there for quality or simply to hit a price point.

Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.

A colourful chapter of New Zealand’s rich pastoral history has come to a close this month with the final muster on what was previously known as the Mt Ida Syndicate.

Shareholders of the Soldiers Syndicate and helpers draft about 5000 sheep near Naseby yesterday, on a glorious autumn morning, following a more than century-old pilgrimage.

Wool advocate Craig Smith says the global wool industry needs to wake up and ask if it is there for quality or simply to hit a price point.

Mark Hastie is a smooth operator.

Mainland Poultry has been granted Overseas Investment Office approval to buy 126ha of land near Ranfurly to establish another free-range egg farm.

New Zealand’s red meat exports hit $1.1 billion in February — a 25% increase compared with the same month last year.

Silver Fern Farms Ltd chief executive Dan Boulton says a second consecutive full-year loss of more than $20 million is disappointing.

Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.

Martin Hawes admits he has a strange relationship with retirement.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has narrowly succeeded in increasing its directors’ fees by 4%.

The liquidation of Kester Black Ltd — the New Zealand business of the cosmetic and skincare brand started by Wānaka woman Anna Ross — has been completed.

"In this crazy old world, I believe women empowering women should be the only way forward, whether it be in business or everyday life."

When her year-long Institute of Directors’ mentoring for diversity programme comes to an end in June, Leanne Illingworth admits there will be a sense of sadness.