And the winners are . . .
And the winners are . . .
"Absolutely thrilled to bits" was the reaction from Southland farmer Mark Thomson after learning he and his wife, Elspeth, were the winners of this year’s Otago Daily Times-Rural Life Rural...
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Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
It's a Dawn deal.
Southland couple thrilled to win rural competition
Southland couple thrilled to win rural competition
Southland farming couple Mark and Elspeth Thomson are the winners of this year’s Otago Daily Times-Rural Life Rural Champions initiative.
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Changing face of forestry management
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Changing face of forestry management
Ingka Investments recently invited business editor Sally Rae to view its operations in South Otago, where its foray into forestry in New Zealand began.
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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp
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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp
Josh Cairns has known Wisp Hill in the Owaka Valley all his life.
A Dawn deal for Alliance Group
A Dawn deal for Alliance Group
Alliance Group’s farmer shareholders have voted to sell a 65% stake in the co-operative to Irish company Dawn Meats for $270 million.
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
"We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel."
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
"We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel."
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
Alliance votes to sell 65% stake
It's a Dawn deal.
'Clear mandate': Alliance voters go with Dawn Meats deal
'Clear mandate': Alliance voters go with Dawn Meats deal
Alliance Group farmer-shareholders have voted in favour of a proposed $270 million joint venture investment by Irish company Dawn Meats.
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says
"We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel."
Last-ditch bid to stop sale of 65% of co-op
Last-ditch bid to stop sale of 65% of co-op
An 11th-hour plea has been made to Alliance Group farmer shareholders to vote against selling 65% of their co-operative to Irish meat company Dawn Meats.
Change at student-led consultancy
Change at student-led consultancy
University of Otago law student Bryn Dingemans first became involved in service clubs while at secondary school.
Dawn bumps up Alliance stake offer
Dawn bumps up Alliance stake offer
Dawn Meats Group has upped its offer for a stake in Alliance Group by up to $25 million on the back of the co-operative’s stronger-than-forecast year-end results.
Using AI ‘for good’ to keep workers engaged
Using AI ‘for good’ to keep workers engaged
Melissa Jenner likens building an AI product to dealing with a hyperactive toddler.
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Long road to create ‘absolute dream life’
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Long road to create ‘absolute dream life’
Life is all good for Rose Gleeson.
Proposal offers ‘false hope’
Proposal offers ‘false hope’
An alternative proposal to retain 100% farmer ownership of Alliance Group is not credible in the timeframe set by the company’s banking partners, chairman Mark Wynne says.
Farmers aim to keep Alliance ownership
Farmers aim to keep Alliance ownership
A group of Southland-based Alliance Group shareholders say the $250 million offer by an Irish meat company for a 65% stake in the co-operative appears to significantly undervalue the business
Alliance executives grilled in South
Alliance executives grilled in South
"How did we get here?"
Liquidator appointed to custard square maker
Liquidator appointed to custard square maker
The company behind arguably New Zealand’s most famous custard square owes unsecured creditors more than $500,000, the first liquidator’s report shows.