Business

An ethos of “entrepreneurs everywhere” is driving the Southland Business Accelerator with about 25 startups taking on the 12-week programme to date. The programme works with startups and entrepreneurs, giving them the tools and resources they need to succeed in Southland’s business climate. It is ru

Fonterra’s new cream cheese plant in Canterbury has started production and is set to manufacture up to 24,000 metric tonnes of cream cheese annually, bound for China. China’s changing demographics have driven a surge in popularity for Western foods. The 20kg blocks of cream cheese from Darfield will

South Port New Zealand Ltd’s reported after-tax profit for the June 2018 year is $9.66M, up 14% on last year’s result of $8.45M. South Port Chairman, Mr Rex Chapman said, “this is an excellent result for the Port, underpinned by a 13% increase in cargo flows.” Total cargo volume through Bluff set a

Air New Zealand is to pay some staff a bonus of $1800 each and invest in new digital technology and better lounges after announcing a near-record profit. Air NZ plane tailPhoto: 123RF Among its announcements today, Air New Zealand said it would set aside around $150 million over the next few years t

Chairman of Southland private equity fund Invest South, Peter Carnahan is stepping down from the role after 12 years overseeing investment in local companies. Mr Carnahan, an experienced chairman, director and businessman in the region will relinquish his seat on 22 August. “At a time when there is

Nearly 50 job-seekers found jobs through the Southland Pop-Up Job Shop held earlier this year, a survey shows. Results from a post-event survey show at least 47 job-seekers found employment as a result of the pop-up shops held in April. Venture Southland chief executive Paul Casson said the survey r

A Southland startup’s real-time machine learning concept focusing on regional museums has been accepted by Te Papa Tongarewa’s 2018 Mahuki programme. Doug Thwaites, Louise Evans and Rachel Butler are the founders of Mimicry Tech, which is joining nine other businesses, in a four-month accelerator pr

Southland-based infant nutrition exporter Blue River Dairy plans to double sales next year through a new production line. Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Clare Hadley recently toured the plant and said the Invercargill company was experiencing phenomenal growth. Blue River Dairy General Ma