Company to begin meetings on quarry
Company to begin meetings on quarry
The owners of a multimillion-dollar diatomite mine development near Middlemarch begin public consultation in coming weeks as the project gains impetus.
Simon Hartley
Funding secured by diatomite mine firm
Funding secured by diatomite mine firm
Seed funding has been secured by Australian company Plaman Global, which is proposing to mine more than 30 million tonnes of a rare organic black diatomite near Middlemarch.
Issues looming for aged-care sector as wages rise and costs increase
Issues looming for aged-care sector as wages rise and costs increase
Increased funding for aged-care sector staff working for listed companies is covering wage cost inflation, but issues are looming for the otherwise booming sector.
Staffing issues constrain manufacturing, index shows
Staffing issues constrain manufacturing, index shows
Otago and Southland’s manufacturing levels were flat in May, but the construction industry continued to report positive ongoing sales.
House prices continue rise
House prices continue rise
Median house prices in Otago and Dunedin continued to climb during May, but Queenstown Lakes booked a 7% decline to $820,000, being overtaken by Wanaka prices for the first time in more than a year.
Largest vessel due for delivery
Largest vessel due for delivery
New Zealand's largest fishing vessel, the $70 million, 81.7m long Tokatu, is due to arrive in Nelson today, following its six-week delivery voyage from Norway.
Painstaking effort to offload dredge
Painstaking effort to offload new dredge
Port Otago's new $8 million backhoe dredge, the Takutai, has been carefully lifted off its delivery ship in a three-hour-plus, slow-motion operation.
Oceana aims to expand mine at Waihi
Oceana aims to expand mine at Waihi
Oceana Gold has posted upbeat ``high mineralisation'' gold test results from its Waihi mine in the central North Island, from beneath the historical Martha pit.
Heavy-lift vessel brings new dredge
Heavy-lift vessel brings new dredge
Specialist heavy-lift vessel Fairpartner has arrived at Port Chalmers, carrying in its hold Port Otago's new $8 million backhoe dredge, Takutai, from France.
'Buffalo' makes maiden visit to Dunedin
'Buffalo' makes maiden visit to Dunedin
Cement carrier Buffalo completed its maiden voyage to Dunedin last week, with its first visit going to plan.
Amazon access for Dunedin company
Amazon access for Dunedin company
Dunedin-based oral probiotics company Blis Technologies has secured access to the giant US retail online site Amazon. com.
House prices still on the rise in Dunedin
House prices still on the rise in Dunedin
Dunedin has bucked the trend of several other main centres and maintained residential property value gains of 4% during the past quarter.
Plenty of diversity in awards for architecture
Plenty of diversity in awards for architecture
Car Parks, courts and shelters - just a taste of 13 winning projects in the annual 2018 Southern Architecture Awards, run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects and announced at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin.
Queenstown leads in property transfers to non-NZers
Queenstown leads in property transfers to non-NZers
Queenstown Lakes is the territorial authority with the highest proportion of home transfers to people who are not New Zealand citizens or resident-visa holders, standing at almost 10% of its sales...
Construction down 0.9%; Canterbury weaker again
Construction down 0.9%; Canterbury weaker again
Construction activity in New Zealand for the quarter to March was down 0.9%, against the grain of market expectations of a small rise for the period.
Stocks tumble despite positive results
Stocks tumble despite positive results
Despite many positive listed company results in the NZX’s latest reporting season, investors took exception and punished some stocks, sending a few share prices tumbling.
China top trading partner at $26.8 billion in year to March
China top trading partner at $26.8 billion in year to March
For the fourth consecutive month China remains New Zealand’s top trading partner, with combined exports and imports hitting $26.8 billion, for the year to March.
Daiken cleared to buy MDF manufacturer Dongwha
Daiken cleared to buy MDF manufacturer Dongwha
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has granted consent for Japanese company Daiken Corp to buy the Southland-based MDF manufacturer Dongwha, south of Mataura.
No confirmation regarding application
No confirmation regarding application
No confirmation has come from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) on an application by Otago diatomite miner Plaman Resources to expand its mine footprint in Middlemarch.
Miners, scientists unlikely allies
Miners, scientists unlikely allies
Scientific access to one of New Zealand’s "pre-eminent" fossil sites at a proposed diatomite mine in the Foulden Hills near Middlemarch, in Otago, has been assured.