Tim Cronshaw

Cloud-based business sets new goal

Lumin founder and chief executive Max Ferguson. PHOTO: LUMIN

Netflix, Airbnb and Uber among Chch software company's customers

Christchurch software company Lumin wants one billion-plus documents passing through its cloud-based business a year now that it has crossed the 100 million user mark.

First home buyers flocking to Chch

First home buyers flocking to Chch for a bargain

First home buyers are packing up and moving to Christchurch as house prices carry on being beyond their reach in other main centres.

Optimism around Christchurch

Performances by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams — seen here at a concert in Poland on New Year’s Eve ...

Optimism around Christchurch

The start of the trading year has given Christchurch retailers and hospitality owners a spring in their step.

New apple variety to be planted in Canterbury

T&G has just announced the first planting of its new Joli apple variety in Canterbury. PHOTO:...

Joli good: New apple variety to be planted in Canterbury

New Zealand fruit and vegetable giant T&G has set in motion the first commercial planting of Joli branded apples in Canterbury backed by superannuation funds.

North Island buyers scoop up Canterbury sheep

Just over 40 black and coloured sheep were put up for auction at the Waimate A&P showgrounds....

North Island buyers scoop up Canterbury sheep

Black and coloured sheep breeders came out trumps after putting some of their best breeding stock forward for auction at the Waimate A&P showgrounds on January 25.

Crossbred wool market making good gains

PGG Wrightson Wool South Island manager Dave Burridge hopes the South Island crossbred wool...

Crossbred wool market making good gains

A crossbred wool market at a seven-year high is on the cusp of a clean price of $4 a kilogram in Christchurch.

Farmers shaking up milking times

In a break from traditional twice daily milking, more than 40% of Canterbury and Otago-Southland...

Farmers shaking up milking times

Canterbury’s dairy farmers are mixing up their milking times away from the traditional twice-a-day visit to the milking shed.

Change at stud farm a break with history

A ewe mob grazes contentedly on the downs of the Stevenson family’s The Gums farm near Cheviot....

Change at stud farm a break with history

A North Canterbury family has come to terms with moving on from a Dorset Down stud which has been with them for just over 40 years.

North Island buyers scoop up sheep

Black and coloured sheep breeders came out trumps after putting some of their best breeding stock forward for auction at the Waimate A&P showgrounds on January 25.

Crossbred wool market making good gains

A crossbred wool market at a seven-year high is on the cusp of a clean price of $4 a kilogram in the South Island.

Armyworm making early appearance

A fall armyworm caterpillar moving into the whorl of a maize plant. Photos: FAR

Armyworm making early appearance

Fall armyworm in various states of development have shown up earlier than usual in parts of the South Island.

Positive outlook for Christchurch retailers

The start of the trading year has given Christchurch retailers and hospitality owners a spring in their step.

Wool board chair stands down

Former Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand chairman Andy Fox. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

North Canterbury farmer stands down as wool board chair

North Canterbury farmer Andy Fox has turned down the offer of only one more year on a major wool research board and will step down as its chairman.

Wool board chairman stands down after 'disappointing' offer

North Canterbury farmer Andy Fox has turned down the offer of only one more year on a major wool research board and will step down as its chairman.

Second fall in global dairy auction

A second stutter is not the result dairy farmers wanted for the first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of the new year.

Shear for Life returning next month

Co-organisers Rocky Bull, left, and Brent Jary want the Shear for Life charity event at...

Shear for Life returning next month

A large shearer gathering in memory of old friends lost to cancer is just a few weeks away.

Clandeboye coal conversion to commence

Fonterra will spend $64 million converting two coal boilers at South Canterbury’s Clandeboye milk...

Clandeboye coal conversion to commence

Fonterra is about to make a start on its $64 million conversion of polluting coal burners to wood pellets at its South Canterbury milk processing plant.

Programme opening up opportunities

Rebecca Kinney is an assistant dairy herd manager for Henry and Ashlea Norris at Groven Pastures...

Programme opening up opportunities

A Canterbury assistant dairy herd manager who fell into dairy farming has no doubt where her future lies, writes Tim Cronshaw.

Overall 1.4% dip at 1st 2025 GDT auction

Global Dairy Trade prices slipped again for dairy commodities processed from the likes of...

Overall 1.4% dip at 1st 2025 GDT auction

A second stutter is not the result dairy farmers wanted for the first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of 2025.

Sudden deaths stun industry

The late Chris Allen and working dog Ace by the irrigation lake that he created on his farm near...

Sudden deaths stun industry

The rural community remains stunned by the sudden deaths of Mid Canterbury farming leaders Chris Allen and Colin Drummond.

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