Air New Zealand has told the NZ sharemarket that it expects an underlying loss of up to $120 million for the financial year to 30 June. Air New Zealand planes parked up at Auckland Airport during the Covid-19 pandemic.Air In an update on its earnings expectations, the company said the recent move to

The Invercargill Licensing Trust recorded a $1.4 million loss during April as a result of Covid-19, reporting a 55% decline in sales compared to the same time last year. But total sales for the year were still 1.5% higher than last year – up $1.3 million to $93.2 million. In a report was submitted a

The revelation two sisters with Covid-19 were released from isolation to travel from Auckland to Wellington to visit a dying parent has exposed “unacceptable” flaws in the system. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday said the situation was an unacceptable failure of the system and she appointed a

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business or have a great idea but are not sure where to start, then COIN South has the answer for you. Applications are open this week for the brand-new COIN South Start It course. It’s free and open to anyone with a great idea who wants to […]

Yesterday’s aerial compliance inspections saw positive improvements in winter grazing practices. Environment Southland chief executive Rob Phillips said farmers were advised last year that winter grazing practices needed to be significantly improved and a joint approach by the Council, DairyNZ, Beef

The public enjoyed their return to watch harness racing at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Saturday with a good crowd attending the Southern Harness Race Day, the first meeting for almost three months that the gates were open to the wider public. All facilities for the day were based at the To

Police have put a halt on recruiting after a large increase in applications during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. There are 160 recruits going through the Police College at the moment, and plans to train a further 320 by the end of the year. But anyone wishing to sign up for a career with the pol

People like Adrian Cocker are the heartbeat of Southland Football. Cocker was a hockey player, a code in which he played one game for Southland, and while he only ever played a few games of social football, he has been involved as a volunteer since the late 1990s. Starting as an interested spectator