Doorn of a new era for stadium
Doorn of a new era for stadium
A lot of satisfied customers will experience events at Dunedin’s covered stadium before the competition from Christchurch gets going if Paul Doorn gets his way.
Business
Number of loss-making house sales up
Number of loss-making house sales up
It could be a seven-year wait for people who bought a house at the peak of the market not to face a loss when they sell, Corelogic says.
Highlanders take action over sponsorship fees
Highlanders take action over sponsorship fees
The Highlanders have applied to place a recruiting agency into liquidation, saying it owes the rugby club $120,000 in sponsorship fees.
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TL MacLean hits 100 and is still moving with the times
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TL MacLean hits 100 and is still moving with the times
Good staff and "good, honest trading" have kept a Mosgiel transport engineering firm trucking along for a century.
Rocket Lab HQ threatens NZ academic with defamation action
Rocket Lab HQ threatens NZ academic with defamation action
The American headquarters of Rocket Lab has threatened a NZ academic with defamation action over his comments claiming it helped the US military with nuclear weapons control.
Gearing up to zap competition in Germany
Gearing up to zap competition in Germany
Since Kent Marshall was a boy, he has been dismantling, fixing and rebuilding all kinds of electrical equipment - even the family oven - all without electrocuting himself.
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Hotel sells; creditors unlikely to be paid
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Hotel sells; creditors unlikely to be paid
A struggling Queenstown hotel among the most luxurious in New Zealand has been sold, but some creditors owed money are unlikely to be paid.
Kiwis fork out $1b on potatoes
Kiwis fork out $1b on potatoes
New Zealanders chomped through over $1 billion of potatoes last year - mostly in the form of chips or frozen fries.
Scam 'closing down' ads swamp Facebook
Scam 'closing down' ads swamp Facebook
Facebook users are being warned to watch out for ads designed to cash in on New Zealand's economic gloom.
Fonterra confirms sale of iconic brands
Fonterra confirms sale of iconic brands
Dairy giant Fonterra has confirmed it will sell its consumer business, including major brands Anchor and Mainland.
Health benefits of standing desks overblown - study
Health benefits of standing desks overblown - study
The standing desk is often touted, especially for office workers, as the panacea to our sedentary lifestyles.
Wheelie bin really in need of a clean?
Wheelie bin really in need of a clean?
Blair Kippenberger likes nothing more than a bit of trash talk.
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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.
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.