Business

The Southern Institute of Technology Council approved the purchase of St Johns church, hall and grounds from the Anglican Diocese at its meeting on Monday night. SIT intends that the church will become part of a larger Creative Centre between Tay and Esk streets that is likely to cost up to $14 – $1

Southland is in line for almost $2 million from the government’s provincial growth fund. The Crescent, Invercargill. The government this morning announced the funding for three feasibility projects in the region – the redevelopment of Invercargill’s central city, an aquaculture hatchery, and an expa

The work of Koha Kai has again been recognized through winning yet another significant business excellence award. In the first week of December, the Southern Maori Business Network, Te Kupeka Umaka Maori Ki Araiteuru (KUMA) held their AGM, followed by celebration & acknowledgement of southern maori

Subject to approval by Invercargill City Council our city centre could have an exciting new Pop Up container bar in the New Year. Proposed by Invercargill Licensing Trust, replacing the soon to be demolished Kiln and Barluca as they make way for the new ILT inner city hotel. The proposed site for th

Leading food and solutions company Alliance Group today announced an operating result of $8 million for the year ending 30 September 2018 on the back of a substantial lift in payments to farmer shareholders. The 100% farmer-owned co-operative increased turnover to $1.8 billion ($1.5 billion 2017) an

Southland-based global nutrition leader Blue River Dairy was tonight (Wednesday November 14) announced as New Zealand’s Fastest Growing Exporter. The Invercargill-based infant formula producer has recorded an overall revenue growth rate of 938 per cent during the past two years. During the same peri

Leading food company Alliance Group has distributed $1.73 million to shareholders to reward their loyalty. The co-operative’s Platinum and Gold shareholders, who supply 100 per cent of their stock to the co-operative, have received the quarterly payments, which cover the period July-September 2018.

Leading food company Alliance Group has won two major food awards for its premium TE MANA LAMB. TE MANA LAMB, developed as part of The Omega Lamb Project, won the New Zealand Food Safety Primary Sector Products and Frozen categories at the New Zealand Food Awards, which showcases the best of New Zea