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Otago businessman Grant Cochrane was always going to return to farming, he just got side-tracked a little on the way. Business and rural editor Sally Rae reports. It’s family farming at its finest. After a career in currency trading and business, most recently as the globe-trotting chief executive of Dunedin success story Oritain, Grant Cochrane is looking forward to being grounded — literally. Mr Cochrane has stepped back from his role at Oritain, the global leader in using forensic science to determine product provenance of food, beverages, fibres and pharmaceuticals. After 13 years’ involvement, first as an investor and then chief executive and director, it was…
A West Coast man who helped recover bodies following the Mount Erebus and Cave Creek disasters and was later the victim of a drug smuggling scam has been reported missing on a tramp.Police were concerned for the wellbeing of 75-year-old Roy Arbon when he was overdue from a walk in the Mt Davy area northeast of Greymouth on Wednesday.Arbon may be wearing a blue puffer jacket, shorts, and hiking boots, but police said this was not confirmed.Police search and rescue, land search and rescue, and a police search and rescue dog were involved in searching the “mountainous and challenging” area.Teams…
ADVERTISEMENT EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she will meet US President Donald Trump on Sunday in Scotland. In a post on X where she announced the meeting, von der Leyen added that they will “discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong.” The US President arrives in Scotland on a five-day visit during which he is set to visit two golf courses which he owns. The White House earlier said Trump will also be meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit. This story is ongoing and will be updated by…
The worst year for fatal fires in the last decade has prompted Fire and Emergency New Zealand to issue a stark warning.In the last 12 months, 17 people have died in avoidable residential house fires, said FENZ risk reduction and investigations manager Peter Gallagher.“This is our worst year in 10 years. With the cooler weather, we see more house fires. It is so important that people take some simple steps to ensure whānau and friends are safe,” he said.”A fire can be un-survivable within just three minutes which is why it’s so important to get that early warning of fire…
Published on 25/07/2025 – 15:44 GMT+2 •Updated 17:05 ADVERTISEMENT Airport security screening equipment capable of scanning the contents of large liquid containers could be deployed soon across the EU, meaning passengers would no longer need to ensure they have no bottles containing more than 100ml when travelling. The European Commission confirmed to Euronews that the change, first reported by the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, is in the pipeline. Under current EU rules, liquids, aerosols, and gels (LAGs) included in hand baggage must generally be packed in containers holding no more than 100ml, though exceptions are made for special diets,…
A temporary ultraviolet treatment plant is to be installed beside Havelock’s water treatment plant, which will allow the town’s boil water notice to be lifted.Residents will be able to safely drink tap water by mid-September, if all goes to plan.The Marlborough District Council announced its decision on Friday afternoon, its engineers having spent the week discussing potential solutions.The boil water notice was issued by the council on July 16, at the request of national water regulator Taumata Arowai, which had issued updated guidance on water treatment requirements over the risk of protozoa, which could make people sick.The council said at…
ADVERTISEMENT The European Union continues to keep a close eye on events unfolding inside Ukraine after a new law undermining the independence of two anti-corruption agencies prompted the bloc’s first rebuke since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The law, approved by the Ukrainian parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a speed that caught Brussels off guard, has brought the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the direct oversight of the prosecutor general, a political appointee. The prosecutor general will now be allowed to select cases handled by NABU and…
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has jolted the Gisborne region this afternoon.Geonet said the earthquake struck 10km south of Tokomaru Bay at a depth of 12km at 4.17pm on Friday.The shaking, reported as far west as Whakatāne, was classified as “moderate”.Within half an hour of the jolt being registered by Geonet, 150 residents in the region had reported feeling it.
Published on 25/07/2025 – 14:52 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The United Kingdom and Australia announced on Friday that they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines and welcomed a review by US President Donald Trump’s administration into Washington’s role in the trilateral defence deal. UK Defence Secretary John Healey and Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong in Sydney for an annual meeting. Marles said he and Healey will sign a 50-year treaty on Saturday that will underpin bilateral cooperation on building an Australian fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology. “It is as significant…
A former Returned and Services Association club in Te Teko is warning other clubs under the RSA banner over the national body’s crack down on unpaid fees and adoption of a new constitution.Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki Te Teko Inc, formerly the Te Teko Memorial RSA, broke away from the RSA and created their own constitution and identity in April.“We knew the problems were coming up later down the track… and we didn’t want to be part of that,” said club president Hemana Waaka.The Royal New Zealand RSA (RNZRSA) has launched a campaign to modernise the organisation. This week, it…