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Small businesses are cautiously optimistic a drop in charges for accepting credit card and contactless payments will help with cashflow woes. Visa and Mastercard have both agreed to reduce the interchange fees they charge banks whenever a customer pays using one of their issued cards. The fees, alon

Police are appealing for the public’s help following an aggravated robbery in Invercargill. About 9.20pm on Thursday 30 July a man entered the Gladstone Night ‘n Day, presented what appeared to be firearm and demanded money from the shop assistant. A member of the public intervened before a second m

Another ‘pop-up job shop’ is underway in Invercargill, for those needing employment advice. The Great South Job Search 2020 runs until Saturday at the Invercargill Public Library, and on Thursday in Gore. People will have the opportunity to connect with employment support, get help with curriculum v

Invercargill Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a Dee Street business last night. Detective Senior Sergeant Stuart Harvey said two male offenders, one reportedly armed with a firearm, entered the Night’n Day store just before 9.30pm. A member of the public who went to intervene was st

The Invercargill Licensing Trust has made a strong recovery post-Covid and as a result, re- employed 37 out of 87 staff who were recently made redundant. In a report from the chief executive Chris Ramsay, the trust’s year-to-date sales for the last three months have seen an overall drop of $7.2 mill

Former All Black lock Andy Haden has died aged 69 following a battle with cancer. Former All Blacks coach John Hart confirmed the death. Hart said Haden was surrounded by his family when he died at 7am on Wednesday morning. “It’s tragic for his family and everyone in the game,” Hart said. Born in Wh

Air New Zealand has ramped up its domestic schedule for August to 70 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels. The airline had planned to operate around 55 percent of its usual domestic capacity (compared to pre-COVID-19 levels) during August. Air New Zealand General Manager Networks Scott Carr says the airli

Hundreds more New Zealanders are rushing to sign up to the Army amid the Covid-19 pandemic. An extra 1000 or more recruits join the Army, Air Force and Navy each year to add extra muscle to the military, or plug gaps as people leave. But in recent months, the interest has been stronger, and one […]