Business

ILT chief executive Chris Ramsay has no qualms about finding a decent Executive Manager for the new 4.5 star hotel The Langlands – hopefully the media will do the work for him. Invercargill’s newest hotel has received its fair share of national news exposure since it opened back in August 2022. Only

Invercargill’s Crunchy business is growing by the day – and by night the owner quietly works away engineering new developments for his company. Benji Biswas started Crunchy selling micro greens and edible flowers from his urban vertical farm in a garage three years ago. Initially his business suppli

“You’re almost home. Don’t be almost dead.” As the holiday season approaches, New Zealand’s largest privately owned transport company is taking the time to remind everyone on the road to step out of the “almost” mentality and ask themselves if the driving choices they are making are really worth the

The former Ocean Beach Freezing Works in Bluff has a new business on the block – a pilot project to evaluate commercial land-based whitebait farming. “This project, led by Manāki Whitebait, is the result of 16 years of research into the breeding of all 5 New Zealand whitebait species,”says Steve Pen

Business leaders, managers and owners are talking openly about being overwhelmed by anxiety, fears, frustrations, avoidance behaviours, debilitating stress, sleeplessness and bad behaviour from alcohol and drug consumption to hitting out at those who matter most. Chamber CEO Sheree Carey said “Reduc

ILT’s iconic Irish pub is celebrating 21 years of business on Saturday 17 December. A birthday party is planned to mark the occasion with past managers, staff and the wider community invited to join the festivities and share memories from the past two decades. Waxy O’Sheas Irish Pub was Invercargill

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today upgraded its earnings guidance to 50 – 70 cents per share from 45 – 60 cents per share and lowered and narrowed its forecast Farmgate Milk Price range of $8.50 – $10.00 per kgMS to $8.50 – $ 9.50 per kgMS, with a midpoint of $9.00 while holding its advance […]

A groovy new espresso cafe has set up in Invercargill, injecting another fix of caffeine on the edge of the central business district. Groove Espresso is owned by Lloyd and Taya who sold up their coffee roasting business in Perth “and moved back home to a little place called Invercargill,” earlier t