The Southland economy, employers, retail, tourism and property.
South Port New Zealand shareholders meet in Bluff on Wednesday to farewell chair Philip Cory-Wright after 16 years, with Nicola Greer taking over following a record $16.1 million profit and Environment Southland's $30 million sell-down.
Rio Tinto reports the Tiwai Point smelter at full capacity, with first-half output up 11 per cent, while Stats NZ figures show aluminium exports jumped 58 per cent in August as world prices surged.
United States company Plug Power has shipped a one-megawatt electrolyser to HWR Hydrogen for its Invercargill refuelling station, which will make hydrogen for the HW Richardson Group's dual-fuel trucks.
Environment Southland and the Southland District Council have turned down requests from a residents' coalition to review the water take and land use consents for Datagrid's $3.5 billion data centre at Makarewa.
