Business

Invercargill Central’s exterior lighting has been recognised with the 2023 NZ Chapter Award of Commendation from IES: The Lighting Society (IESANZ). This award celebrates the unique lighting design that includes innovative solutions for each preserved architectural façade, such as the Southland Time

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, a leading dairy company, has had a promising start to the 2023/24 financial year. They’ve increased their expected price for milk, known as the Farmgate Milk Price, to an average of $7.50 per kgMS. This is a 25-cent rise from their previous estimate, now ranging betw

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today announced that after seven years as an Independent Director, Scott St John will step down from the Fonterra Board on 31 March 2024. Fonterra Chairman Peter McBride says Mr St John has made the decision in consideration of his workload and increase in governa

John Green said a big part of him will be left behind when the H&J Smith department store closes its doors on Saturday afternoon. Experiencing mixed emotions when he shared with whatsoninvers.nz his final thoughts on the closure on Friday, John said H&J’s had been a part of the fabric of the communi

In a stark reversal of fortune, Alliance Meat Company, a cooperative with 4,500 farmer shareholders, has reported a substantial loss of $70 million for the year ended September. This result contrasts sharply with last year’s $73.6 million profit, highlighting the volatility and challenges the compan

H&J Smith’s Department Store: An Emotional Goodbye An emotional farewell marked the end of an era on Saturday, as H&J Smith’s department store, an integral part of Invercargill’s retail landscape located at the junction of Esk, Kelvin, and Tay Streets, closed its doors for the last time at 3 PM. The

An indoor golf simulator business in Invercargill has opened its doors three weeks ago has been very popular, and already has a string of members signed up. Prime Golf on Dee Street is powered by ‘Trackman,’ giving players an accurate analysis of their performance and swing, and offers 65 different

South Port New Zealand’s 2023 net profit of $11.71 million, which was up 8.7% on 2022, was “a better result” than had been expected earlier this year, shareholders were told at the company’s annual meeting at Bluff. The normalised profit of $11.50 million was up 3% and a record result. Underlying pr