Jacob McSweeny

Today brings an end to Dunedin and Queenstown’s Oceania Aviation facilities and the loss of 17 jobs.

H&J Smith is expected to confirm the closure of its Dunedin shop.

When a large competitor moved next door recently, Dunedin people began going into Gordon Crichton Lighting worried it was shutting.

There is no shame in turning to your KiwiSaver in times of need.

Otago and Southland had some of the biggest drops in the country for numbers of houses sold in May, while house prices in Southland increased by almost a quarter on last year.

The Otago business community is expressing some relief at a reduction of lines charges increases Aurora Energy was proposing.

The services sector in Otago and Southland is in decline, despite an improvement on the previous month.

Some Otago households will pay up to $360 more for their power in the coming years if an Aurora Energy pricing proposal is approved.

Progressive Plastics has outgrown its Dunedin waterfront site and has partially moved to a new building in Kaikorai Valley.

Redundancies and restructuring are now daily occurrences in the South.

A human rights commissioner has called on businesses planning closures in the wake of Covid-19, such as The Warehouse, to treat workers with more dignity and respect.

Ordering food online or via an app was mandatory a few weeks ago, but will that continue with no Covid-19 restrictions for hospitality businesses?

Resource consent has been granted for a proposal to redevelop parts of the former Roslyn Woollen Mill buildings on Kaikorai Valley Rd.

Rent resolution assistance for commercial tenants and landlords is too late for some local businesses, the Otago Southland Employers Association says.