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SBS Bank today announced an operating surplus of $19.6m for the six months ended 30 September 2016, up 43 percent on the same period last year. SBS Group CEO Shaun Drylie, who joined SBS in August this year, said that in a highly competitive market environment the Board and Management were pleased w

The establishment of Classic Motorcycle Mecca follows on roughly one year from the opening of the successful Bill Richardson Transport World.  Co Owner Scott O’Donnell says “Transport history is Invercargill’s point of difference Queenstown has adventure tourism, Te Anau & Milford have scenery, we h

Council’s free Wi-Fi is now available for public use on Esk Street Mall with plans underway for it to be available in Queens Park before Christmas. There are now three Council public access points for Wi-Fi in Esk Street Mall. People can access it by selecting “ICCPublicWiFi” on their electronic dev

“He threatened to kill her and I believed he was actually going to do it…” In a video released today to mark White Ribbon Day, Sergeant Tania Kingi talks frankly about the family violence which inspired her to join Police. The video premiered this morning at a White Ribbon breakfast hosted by Police

Allied Concrete, the company contracted to supply concrete to permanently plug the Pike River mine has pulled out. Allied is owned by HWR, and chief executive Brent Esler said today they had been asked to quote for the supply of concrete by a contractor engaged by Solid Energy. After the explosion a

Souther District Police have warrants out for three Southland men, if you have information that can lead to their arrest please contact the Police. Dunedin Police are looking for Scott Edward Moseley, who has warrants for his arrest. Mr Moseley also has connections in the Invercargill area. If you k

Sad news  from the business world. Pumpkin Patch will be a name consigned to history. The chain of shops across the country are to close, mostly by the end of December meaning those working in the shops will be out of a job. Pumpkin Patch had been placed in receivership in October.The closures come

The Ronald McDonald Family Room team is thrilled that they’re now able to pick up guests, help run errands and provide even more support to families of sick children staying at Invercargill hospital. SBS Bank delivered a vehicle for the team on Friday as part of extending its existing sponsorship of