11+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1213+ words) Ministry of Awesome's chief executive Graham Scown in the new headquarters, designed to create entrepreneurial density. Ministry of Awesome has tripled its Christchurch footprint. Chief executive Graham Scown tells Tim McCready he sees it as economic infrastructure needed by New…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1611+ words) The Kōwhai Park Solar Farm built adjacent to Christchurch Airport will open next month. Christchurch has become the city that won’t sit still. More than a decade after the earthquakes, it is no longer primarily a story of rebuild cranes,…...

15+ hour, 32+ min ago   (329+ words) Grower T&G has launched its newest premium apple variety, the Joli, in Vietnam, ramping up its push into the lucrative Asian export market. T&G Apples managing director Shane Kingston said the new variety – a large red apple that…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (195+ words) Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Federated Farmers national president Colin Hurst to find out the results from the organisation’s latest farm confidence survey. The president of Federated Farmers says profitability is the highest…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (308+ words) The Mateenbar composite produced by Pultron’s joint venture with Isam Khairi Kabbani Group has been used around the Gulf, including at the Formula One racing track at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. Image / IKK Mateenbar The Gisborne composites manufacturer behind…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (252+ words) An iconic Napier lodging, The County Hotel, has been put on the market amid an ongoing receivership process. Two companies associated with the five-star hotel went into receivership in mid-August, The Barons Ltd and Barons Operations Ltd. They are owned…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (578+ words) The Major Electricity Users’ Group wants the political parties to focus on making the electricity distribution system more efficient, with stronger scrutiny of network costs. As it stands, power distribution makes up about 24.5% of consumers’ power bills, second only to…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (654+ words) Lifting avocado consumption closer to Australian levels could generate tens of millions of dollars in additional domestic demand for New Zealand growers as the industry heads towards a potential record season, sector leaders say. The industry is forecast to produce…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1727+ words) A butterfly - or at least a large creature - flapping its arms in the White House caused a ripple effect in Addington. US President Donald Trump might have called electric vehicle drivers “crazy”. But his foreign policy has pushed up petrol…...