Business

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

I had some time up my sleeve over the weekend so I went drives to get a few pics of what’s going on, and there is plenty. Apart from the big ticket items like The Langlands Hotel and Invercargill Central there are some interesting projects in progress or near completion. The former and very distinct

Invercargill Central has over 13,000 people visiting the new shopping centre every week, with several new businesses opening in recent weeks. Marketing manager Rebecca Sheppard said the opening of EB Games and The Coffee Club were both met with much great excitement, and great support from the South

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today revised the forecast for its 2022/23 New Zealand milk collections to 1,480 million kilograms of milk solids (kgMS), down from its previous forecast of 1,495 million kgMS. Fonterra last reduced its 2022/23 milk collections forecast in early September. Fonterr