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SEWAGE TO FUEL: Solray director Wayne Harpur, of Invercargill, holds a bottle of  wastewater algae and a bottle of fuel. His company, Solray Energy, converts human sewage into crude oil.

Company strikes oil in effluent ponds

An Invercargill businessman whose company turns sewage into crude oil said he would hold talks with overseas investors in coming weeks.

New Five Mile owner playing cards close

The Southland Times

The new owner of the Five Mile development at Queenstown is considering several options for the site.

Skies still glowing

The Southland Times

Dil Belworthy found his passion. Eventually. Scot MacKay reports.

Mulvey appointed fellow

The Southland Times

Invercargill businessman Greg Mulvey has been named a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

'Hendo's hole' has new owner

By BEN HEATHER - The Southland Times

An Auckland developer has bought Christchurch developer Dave Henderson's Five Mile development next to Queenstown Airport and is already appealing against new rules at the troubled site.

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Allied dangles carrot for investors

allothumb The tantalising prospect of a 100% capital return is once again being raised as the carrot to tempt Hanover debenture holders into voting for a new rescue deal.

Rich pickings for taxman as rich pay up

A blitz by the taxman on the nation's wealthiest people netted an extra $81 million in the past tax year.

Tainted directors not wanted

Are repo men toeing the line?

Lorneville sale

A medium yarding of heavy prime cattle sold in a firm market while a very small yarding of prime sheep met with good demand at the Lorneville sale on Tuesday.

Monitor farms to continue as planned

Southland monitor farms will continue despite farmers voting against a levy that was supposed to provide funds.

Rugby helps highlight NZ meat in Japan

Winery tenders not favourable say receivers

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Time to hang up his irons

Hanging up his irons after more than 20 years of tailing lambs in the Tuatapere area has been a hard decision for "the Duke".

Allied signs with Hanover

Hanover Building Hanover investors will be offered a sweetener to rubber stamp the $400 million deal with Allied Farmers.

Fonterra sells stake in AFF joint venture

Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s largest exporter of dairy products, has sold its stake in a joint venture to market Anchor products.

Lamb, beef and dairy prices

Debt soaks up milk payout

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Fonterra's leap awaited

Questions remain after Fonterra shareholders ushered in two steps of a three-stage capital structure reform plan at their annual meeting.

Eliminating taxing differentials

Bill English recently indicated the Government would block perceived tax loopholes, writes Murray McClennan in this week's Taxing Times.

LAQCs' popularity might lead to Treasury rethink

The main attraction of Loss Attributing Qualifying Companies (LAQCs) is that losses flow through to shareholders, writes Murray McClennan in this week's Taxing Times.

Tax may boost productivity

Privacy gives way to information exchange

Proposed changes to GST welcomed

The Government recently released a discussion document GST: Accounting for land and other high-value assets for public comment, writes Murray McClennan in this week's Taxing Times.

NZ must focus on core strengths

Some people still believe that the only way the New Zealand economy can truly grow strongly in the next few years is if we develop some entirely new industries, writes Tony Alexander this week.

Fall in dollar cheers exporters

Exporters are likely to be feeling a bit happier at the moment, writes Tony Alexander this week.

Beware of 'low' fixed mortgage rates

Rate rises bear out predictions

Playing a fiscal guessing game

To say that a lot of uncertainty remains about the global economic environment over the next few years would be an understatement, writes Tony Alexander this week.

Workplace bullying must be reported

The Employment Relations Authority has recently provided a useful decision on a topic I get a lot of inquiries about: workplace bullying, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

Raising funds via volunteer work

I had an interesting situation a short while back, writes Brian Richardson in this week's Work to Rule.

Sort out molehills before they become mountains

Maximise retirement entitlements

If you're stressed, tell your employer about it

As we are all feeling "stressed" at this time of year thought I would add to it with this case, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

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