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southland economy

Bluff seen from the Stewart Island ferry crossing Foveaux Strait. Photo: AlasdairW / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

South Port opens 4000sqm Bluff Freight Centre on former coolstore site to hold dairy exports

South Port has converted the old Southland Coolstores site at Bluff into a 4000-square-metre dairy-grade store, as record export earnings push more product through the country's southernmost port.

2 Nov 2026

Antennas at the Awarua Satellite Ground Station south of Invercargill, where SpaceOps is building a new headquarters. Photo: Satopsnz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Business

Council-owned SpaceOps heads for $5 million turnover as $4.55m Awarua headquarters takes shape

Great South's space subsidiary now hosts antennas for Lockheed Martin, KSAT and Leaf Space, holds more than 700 radio licences and expects about $5 million in revenue this year.

1 Nov 2026