Business

Budding Southland entrepreneurs have the chance to take part in a national programme designed to solve challenges in the financial technology (Fintech) sector. Applications have opened for the 2019 Kiwi Fintech Accelerator programme, which helped boost the success of some of New Zealand’s top fintec

The government has ruled out implementing a capital gains tax. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the coalition had not been able to reach a consensus. She said all parties in the government had entered into the debate with “different perspectives”. “After significant discussion, we have ultimately

The purpose of the Southland Leadership Academy, which is completed over eight weeks, is to provide leaders with the opportunity to build leadership capabilities through their own personal development and by learning from the experience of others. Each two-hour session is led by a senior executive f

Today we are talking with local business Petsmart.nz owner Graeme Lewis about the refresh of the exterior of their store. For some people, the new paint scheme might bring back a lot of memories. “We thought it was time for a refresh and the change back to red will bring back memories for a lot […]

The Reserve Bank is warning Canterbury businesses to look closely at the cash they are offered. In the past fortnight, retailers there have accepted up to 50 fake banknotes of different values. Typically, one or two counterfeit notes turn up in the banking system each month. Reserve Bank spokesperso

In 2018 the dream of extending Koha Kai’s teaching programme, and taking the people who work with them still further into the community began to be realized, thanks to the huge Fundraising efforts for the Fight For Kidz corporate boxing event. “It was our pleasure and honour to work with the organis

PowerNet is looking for a new family to live in the company’s smart energy home whereby they will have use of an electric vehicle. The Waru family have lived in the house for a year and have loved the opportunity and also enjoyed taking advantage of the house’s mod-cons and using the electric car. I

OPINION: Mayor Tim Shadbolt The ‘orange sea’ campaign led by Carla Forbes, along with Councillor Crackett’s online initiative, my own columns and the serious research undertaken by SIT should have left Education Minister Chris Hipkins with no doubts about how Southlanders feel regarding his proposed