On the eve of Mighty River Power's partial float, chief executive Doug Heffernan is unfazed by either the controversy surrounding the future of the Tiwai Point smelter, or the immediate risks the state-owned enterprise faces from North Island drought.
Two chartered Korean fishing vessels are due to leave Dunedin's upper harbour in mid-April after a routine stopover during their southern fishing season.
East Otago-based Oceana Gold's northern Philippines gold and copper development mine has exported its first copper-gold concentrate and is expected to report commercial operations during this quarter.
A 50:50 call by oil and gas explorer Shell on whether to go ahead with $200 million of drilling in the Great South Basin has been welcomed by Minister for Energy and Resources Simon Bridges.
A proposal targeting anti-mining protesters with harsh new laws, by the relatively new Minister for Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, has been attacked by members of the opposition and a group of high-profile civil rights activists.
The success of Michael Hill International's jewellery outlets over the past decade poses the question of whether 52.9% shareholder Sir Michael Hill will want to further increase his stake.
Dunedin lawyer John Milne will face four professional misconduct charges, concerning almost $3 million in missing clients' funds, in Christchurch at the end of the month - 10 months after the allegations first came to light.
Dunedin residential housing values are matching national gains during the past three months, but the main centres are losing some steam.
Oil and gas explorer Shell says its chances of undertaking a $200 million exploratory drilling programme in the Great South Basin are 50:50, with a decision expected within months.
There have been two separate liquidations in Dunedin's hospitality sector, with the closure of the English-themed pub Madly British in the Exchange, and the Palms restaurant, overlooking Queens Gardens.
Spiralling earthquake-proofing costs could leave some Dunedin commercial property owners owing more on investments than the properties are worth.
Environmentalists and oil giant Shell are set to lock horns today over exploration of Otago's offshore oil deposits, with a public demonstration in the Octagon highlighting an invitation-only ''community meeting''.
Listed South Port at Bluff, in Southland, faces losing millions of dollars in revenue from cargo and lease arrangements if Rio Tinto begins closing its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Ten weeks after L&M Mining's gold dredge at Earnscleugh Flats near Alexandra sank, the vessel's refurbishment is nearing completion for a mid-April resumption of work.
Central to operations of debt-laden Rio Tinto's loss-making and ageing Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter in Southland has been the roller-coaster ride of global aluminium prices - at present more than 40% down on the all-time 2008 high.
Listed Dunedin company Scott Technology has a new shareholder aboard, Fisher Fund Management having acquired an 8.89% stake, after Fisher's $79 million purchase in late February of Tower Investments.
Rejection of speculation that infrastructure company Fulton Hogan is for sale raises almost as many questions as answers.
A compulsory forest growers' levy appears to have been embraced by small and large forest owners alike, interim referendum results showing ''substantial support'' from a majority of growers.
Listed Dunedin company Scott Technology's profit margins have been squeezed by competition and the high New Zealand dollar, prompting a 9% revenue decline, but a strong forward order book and no debt bodes well for the remainder of the year.
Strong New Zealand sales have buoyed Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd's after-tax profit for the first half of its financial year, but current sales are being undermined by warmer-than-usual autumn weather.
