Business

Southland Business Excellence Awards were held on Friday 28 January at Bill Richardson Transport World, under the red traffic light covid framework, to an in-house audience of 100 finalists, sponsors and judges, along with many watch parties viewing via live stream throughout the region. The awards

Miriam McKenzie has published a resource for teachers, won an award for exporting speech programmes to China, and is now back in the classroom. The primary school trained, speech and effective communication expert has gone full circle since graduating as a teacher almost 30 years ago. She’s relishin

Makarewa could be the site of the country’s first carbon-neutral data centre, creating up to 25 new jobs for Southlanders – and consent has already been lodged for another one at the Clyde Dam in Central Otago. Datagrid is the company behind the Southland project, and has partnered with Meridian Ene

Invercargill Central Limited is putting some contingency plans in place to safeguard its $165 million inner city redevelopment project. The community is also being invited to give feedback through the Invercargill City Council, after it agreed in 2020 to invest up to $46 million to support the devel

Attitude and determination are key attributes that have given Michelle Findlater the skills to succeed in the business world.  The GWD Motor Group Sales and Brand Manager trained as an auto electrician in a very much male dominated industry, and proving herself amongst the guys was always going to b

Koha Kai has been busy making up Omicron Kai Support packs and delivering meals to hundreds of families isolating with Covid-19 since they first began this support, back in February,. The Ministry of Social Development – Care in the Community programme for the Covid-19 response has seen Koha Kai bec

Anyone familiar with Mexican food in Central Otago will have heard of Amigos restaurant, and now the owners are ready to bring their food south to Invercargill as well. James and Syreeta Emanuel, along with business partners Warren and Nicki Bradley opened Amigos Mexican Grill in Wanaka way back in

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is extending its support to businesses and in particular those associated with International Trade. The recent merger of the Otago Chamber and the Employers created an opportunity for the Southland Chamber to expand its support to business and extend its internation