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Tuesday 23rd August, 2016
New figures show the number of people coming to New Zealand is increasing.
Statistics New Zealand says more than 20,000 extra visitors spent time in the country during July, compared with the same month last year.
The rise was due mainly to a 21% increase in holiday arrivals, from Australia, China and the United States.
As well, visitor arrivals numbered 237,900 last month, setting a new July record.
Tuesday 16th August, 2016
Businesses with large electricity bills now have an option to contract their supply thanks to Dunedin company, Energy Link.
The Energy Exchange is based on mathematical algorithms, capable of processing and analysing offers from thousands of sites on a single contract.
Having all electricity retailer information available in one on-line platform is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Friday 12th August, 2016
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Silver Fern Farms shareholders have voted to merge with Chinese company Shanghai Maling.
The vote was held after a lengthy meeting at the company's Otago headquarters.
And despite much heated debate, just over 80% of shareholders were in favour of the merger.
Tuesday 09th August, 2016
A Dunedin tertiary institution has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the Otago economy.
Figures from the latest Otago Polytechnic Economic Impact Report show it's contributed $255M to the region.
Its global economic impact for 2015 was valued at nearly $290M.
Chief executive Phil Ker says the report illustrates the institute's significance to Otago, having a direct influence on local economic development.
Friday 05th August, 2016
New Zealand wool prices were mixed at the latest South Island auction, with buyers focused on specific wool types.
Prices for mid-micron wool increased an average of 1% compared with last week's South Island auction, with 27 micron wool rising to 20c a kilogram.
75% of the almost 5000 bales on offer were sold at auction.
However that’s down from 85% last week, which was the highest clearance rate since the end of May.
Thursday 04th August, 2016
Fertiliser company Ravensdown will pay farmers a total rebate this year of $41 per tonne, after posting an almost 35% rise in profit.
It's announced a profit before tax and rebate figure of $62m for the year, up $22m on last year.
Chairman John Henderson says the result stems from year-on-year progress on a variety of fronts, including leading price reductions during the year and capping superphosphate prices.
Wednesday 03rd August, 2016
Vehicle sales in New Zealand are on the up, following a series of monthly gains.
Registrations of new vehicles rose 12% to just over 11,000 units in July.
The New Zealand Motor Industry Association is signalling a new annual record may be set this year due to an economy buoyed by low interest rates and record migration.
Chief executive David Crawford says the association expects annual sales to soften in line with slower growth in the domestic economy.
Tuesday 02nd August, 2016
The Otago Community Trust has handed out close to $170,000 in its latest funding round.
That amount includes two sizeable donations of around $20,000 to both the Otago Rowing Club and the Milton Community Health Trust.
The organisation has also thrown monetary support behind a range of arts-based organisations and events, including Artsenta and next month's Polyfest.
Musical Theatre Dunedin and the New Zealand Choral Federation are also benefiting, each receiving around $7000.
Monday 01st August, 2016
The Dunedin City Council has given out more than half a million dollars in it's latest city project funding round.
Lifesaving New Zealand and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra are 2 of the big winners, both receiving more than $100,000 each.
The Fortune Theatre also fared well, netting $95,000 from the contestable grants pool.
The council's latest annual plan has seen the amount of money made available rise by around $60,000 on last year.
37 applications were received from organisations in this latest round with 27 of those selected.
Friday 29th July, 2016
Annual building consents nationally are at their highest in over a decade.
Statistics New Zealand figures reveal that in the year to June, over 29,000 new dwellings gained consent.
June saw a large increase, with over 2,700 consents granted, up 35% for the same month last year.
Much of the growth came from Auckland.