Ara Timaru new Trades building blessed ready for fit out

The Ara Institute of Canterbury’s new trades building in Timaru is one step closer to welcoming students and providing a mix of engineering spaces for multiple learning streams, including gas and electric welding, lathe and machining and fabrication.

Little pubs: big business

In Gary Altenburg’s backyard sits a small Irish-themed pub named T. O’Loughlin’s – the first in the line of what has become a very popular side business for MWF Manufacturing.

Cathedral funding shortfall may pause project

Following the Government’s announcement that it will not provide further taxpayer funding for Christ Church Cathedral reinstatement, we look at what this means for the future of the project. There is also an exclusive opportunity to join a tour for Business Canterbury members.

New podcast: Monique Kaminski – Jeuneora

In Episode 7 of our podcast, Jeuneora Chief Executive Monique Kaminski shares Jeuneora’s journey from startup to multi-million-dollar company, as well as her international ambitions for the business.

New podcast: Harmaan Madon – Alimentary Systems

In Episode 6 of our podcast, Alimentary Systems Founder Harmaan Madon discusses how his childhood experiences led him to innovate solutions for organic waste treatment and the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship.

Global IT outage – local impact

A recent global IT outage caused widespread disruption to businesses around the world. We talked to local IT specialist Iain Boyd about what it means for local businesses.