Business

A Billion dollar profit for Westpac NZ Westpac New Zealand made a billion-dollar full year profit, boosted by strong revenue growth and the sale of Westpac Life. Net profit $1.05b vs $931m up 12% Revenue $2.71b vs $2.46b up 10% Chief executive Catherine McGrath said the result put the bank in a stro

Southern Institute of Technology film tutor Patrick Gillies has just submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage for a 2D/3D animation studio in Invercargill. If successful, the initiative will employ a team of digital animators primarily sourced within the south, and offer job oppo

Phew. Just when I thought that we’d covered most things going on in Invers I come across some more. Here’s a few to be going on with. As we’ve reported, work has started on the Hawthorndale Care Village. An entrance way is being created on Tay Street while this old beauty, the Hawthorndale Scout Hal

Two business’s that have a significant  presence in Invers are marking major milestones this weekend. Automotive parts company Repco are celebrating 100 years in the automotive game and still going strong. Repco started in a tin shed in Collingwood Australia and grew in to the Replacement Parts Comp

Aubrey Page has the biggest smile on his face today after being chosen as the overall Southland Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) company of the year. The Year 12 Southland Boys’ High School student has been selling Eco-friendly toothpaste tablets under his brand Eco Smile since May, and managed to impr

Sonya Chalmers has been involved in many special celebrations in people’s lives, but after 28 years with Michael Hill Jeweller, she decided it was time for a new challenge. The Invercargill manager will have her last day at the new store in Invercargill Central on Saturday, and admits she will be sa

EIS were finalists for seven projects across four categories in the 2022 Master Electrician Excellence Awards held in Auckland, last Friday. This was out of 75 entries from Master Electrician members throughout New Zealand, the most entries ever submitted.  The awards are biennial and celebrate the

The new president of the Invercargill Licensing Trust board, Paddy O’Brien, told the new team on Wednesday he promised to give 100% and expected other elected members to as well. Angela Newell was re-elected vice-president, and the board heard from chief executive Chris Ramsay, who reported a strong