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Getting their skates on for 20 years
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Getting their skates on for 20 years
Ice skates replaced basketball and netball shoes at Dunedin Stadium when it was retrofitted to include the Dunedin Ice Rink 20 years ago.
Business
Wastebusters sweeps the competition
Wastebusters sweeps the competition
Wānaka Wastebusters have won a hat trick of awards at the 2024 Wānaka Business Excellence Awards.
Retail, accommodation complex proposed
Retail, accommodation complex proposed
A retail and accommodation complex for Cardrona is being mooted by an Australian developer.
Brighter times are expected
Brighter times are expected
The economic climate might be gloomy, but Wanaka Business Chamber general manager Glenn Peat is urging members to keep believing something good is just around the corner.
'Insurance retreat': report warns of looming crisis
'Insurance retreat': report warns of looming crisis
Thousands of residential properties could be left unprotected and uninsurable in the coming years as new research points to a looming insurance crisis due to climate change.
Major upgrade for Christchurch Engine Centre
Engine centre upgrade to add 200 high-value jobs: PM
A $249 million project to expand Air New Zealand's Christchurch Engine Centre was revealed at a ceremony attended by PM Christopher Luxon on Friday.
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Dunedin game business goes global
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Dunedin game business goes global
A Dunedin trading card and table-top game business has officially gone international in only its third expansion beyond the city.
Pair win emerging director gongs
Pair win emerging director gongs
Southern directors Carla Harper and Kate Faulks have been presented with Institute of Directors Emerging Director Awards.
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Sushi fans flock to opening of new store
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Sushi fans flock to opening of new store
About 200 sushi lovers lined the street in South Dunedin yesterday to welcome a national chain’s first store to the city.
First-home buyers paying less but getting more
First-home buyers paying less but getting more
First-home buyers are paying less and probably getting bigger houses this year than their counterparts have been able to buy in recent years.
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Views clash about going for gold
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Views clash about going for gold
A controversial Bill is absolutely not "a war on nature" and would streamline a complicated process, a mining executive says.
Tariffs for NZ 'likely' under Trump: trade expert
Tariffs for NZ 'likely' under Trump: trade expert
What does a Donald Trump victory in the US election mean for New Zealand's economy?
How to survive the gruelling conference circuit
How to survive the gruelling conference circuit
From every conference I've taken away a much deeper insight into the industries they are in and, importantly, our opportunity as a business to position ourselves within it, Sarah Ramsay writes.
Canterbury freight hub could bring big benefits
Canterbury freight hub could bring big benefits
Early discussions are under way to develop the South Island’s largest freight hub in Rolleston.
Many house hunters giving money back to KiwiSaver
Many house hunters giving money back to KiwiSaver
KiwiSaver helps thousands of buyers through the doors of their first homes each month. But data shows that, although the process goes smoothly for most, hundreds are having to give their money back.
Awardee champions holistic perspective
Awardee champions holistic perspective
Modern-day living is out of control.
$156m from cruise tourism
$156m from cruise tourism
Otago-Southland's coffers were boosted by $156million from cruise tourism last financial year — the second-highest figure of the 21 ports and destinations visited in New Zealand.
High costs have cruise liners bypassing NZ
High costs have cruise liners bypassing NZ
Cruise leaders say last season injected more than $1.3 billion into the economy, but they are concerned rising costs now have cruise lines looking elsewhere.
Generations of family history gone with plant closure
Generations of family history gone with plant closure
Members from two Timaru families have worked more than 300 years combined at the Smithfield plant, they're now among hundreds of people trying to figure what to do next after losing their jobs.
Director jailed for 'worst of its kind' offending
Director jailed for 'worst of its kind' offending
An analysis of Asia Pacific Group's bank accounts showed more than $80,000 had been diverted for the Christchurch woman's personal use.