Profitability of the country’s banks has taken a significant hit from the Covid-19 pandemic but the worst may be yet to come, according to a new report. Bank profits fell 13 percent to $776.9 million for the three months ended June, compared to the previous quarter, business advisory firm KPMG’s Fin
Government funding to switch coal boilers to clean energy is being rolled out to another 18 schools. The Clean Powered Public Service fund announced in January by Climate Change Minister James Shaw as part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme initially targeted eight schools and two hospitals. Shaw
In recognition of the significant impact of COVID-19 upon Fiordland’s tourism industry and the area’s employment, Great South has appointed a Fiordland Employment and Resource Planner. Glyn Saunders has been appointed to the role, which mainly based in Te Anau, has been established in collaboration
The independent evaluator appointed to consider the current standard of governance performance at Invercargill City Council has changed. Councillors were advised on Tuesday that their initial appointee, James Crichton, was no longer available to undertake the work. As a result, Council agreed to app
There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and for the first time six historical cases are being reported. In a statement just before 1.30pm, the Ministry of health says the historical cases are made up of one confirmed case dating back to February and five probable historical cases
ACT leader David Seymour was in Invercargill on Sunday evening along with ACT Rural spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT’s firearms spokeswoman Nicole McKee. All three spoke at a meeting on Sunday evening and released a number of policies including climate change, water, and forestry in Southland today
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) graduate Stefenpon Sitindjak has been selected as a finalist in an international brand cooking competition. The chef who’s passionate about food is looking forward to flying the flag of his home nation, by adding an authentic Indonesian twist to his particular
TVNZ’s new poll out tonight shows Labour and the National Party both dropping, while the minority parties gain some more support. Labour is down 5 percentage points to 48 percent, and National is down 1 percentage point to 31 percent. ACT is up 2 percentage point to 7 percent, Green up 1 point to 6
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