Shake-up at Icebreaker: US parent company VF Corporation puts retailer through restructure
6 May, 2021 12:30 AM
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Icebreaker has plans to double the size of its business over the next four years. Photo / Heart of the City
Icebreaker has plans to double the size of its business over the next four years. Photo / Heart of the City
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
VF Corporation-owned merino wool clothing company Icebreaker is undergoing a major restructure, with up to 50 local staff set to lose their jobs. The Ponsonby-based retailer, which operates 16 shops in New Zealand, six in
Interest grows in Central Otago Merino Junior Judging Day
10 Mar, 2021 01:00 AM
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Simon Paterson (left), of Armidale Merino Stud, Central Otago Merino Junior Judging Day winner Samantha Harmer and Earnscleugh Station owner Alistair Campbell. Photo / Andrew McNeill
Simon Paterson (left), of Armidale Merino Stud, Central Otago Merino Junior Judging Day winner Samantha Harmer and Earnscleugh Station owner Alistair Campbell. Photo / Andrew McNeill
Otago Daily Times
Organisers of this year s Central Otago Merino Junior Judging Day were delighted when they received 18 entries for this year s competition at Earnscleugh Station.
Central Otago Stud Merino Breeders Association president William Jones said they used to see three or four entries about six years ago, and in the past couple of years they had up to seven or eight.
Rogue Australian Ram Produces 78 Pounds of Wool
Sometimes a new haircut can make you feel like a new person. Imagine the relief when Baarack the Merino ram was shorn of an amazing 78 pounds of overgrown wool! Look closely at the image above, that s not some well camouflaged Army sniper, that s a sheep.
According to the story in the The Guardian, the rogue ram was spotted running wild and reported to Edgar s Mission, an animal sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.
The folks from Edgar s Mission tracked him down, captured him and named him Baarack. Once they got him back to the mission they set up a long overdue appointment with some clippers.
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Biosecurity excellence at Kia Ora Merino
Brendan Finnigan with his wife Susan, son James and daughter-in-law Nicole, and grandchildren Olivia, Jim and Madison at Kia Ora.
Woolgrower Brendan Finnigan of ‘Kia Ora Merino’ at Winslow in Victoria was announced in November as Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year for outstanding on-farm biosecurity practices that help protect his family’s farm from emergency diseases and pests.
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud, said the annual Australian Biosecurity Awards are an important recognition of those making vital contributions to protecting Australia’s enviable biosecurity status.
“Biosecurity is a shared responsibility. Government, industry and the community all have an essential role to play in safeguarding Australia from biosecurity risks. Through the Australian Biosecurity Awards, we are shining a light on our biosecurity champions to recognise the businesses and individual