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Highlanders First Five Eight and 2021 SBS Bank Southland Stags player of the year Marty Banks is back for the 2022 Bunnings NPC Season. Marty Banks made his Southland debut against Otago in 2021, going on to play nine games last season for the Stags, being named both supporters club and Southland St

Ardern is joined by Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. Ardern says the traffic light system will remain help manage any future outbreaks. However, she says things have changed since the system was introduced: we’re now dealing with Omicron, rather than Delta; we have more data now and are bet

Southland showed that it is still a powerhouse in New Zealand cycling with some exceptional performances at the Track National Championships, contested over five days of intense racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge. The team claimed a national record, a couple of championship record

Update from Environment Southland Water Shortage Direction Amendment The Gore District Council is moving to level 2 water restrictions for Gore and Mataura, effective immediately. Level 2 restrictions include: Residents can water vegetable gardens, using any method, between 7:00am – 9:00am or 7:00pm

Great South has appointed Mark Frood as GM Tourism and Events for a fixed term through to June 2023. The appointment is to cover for Bobbi Brown, who is on secondment as project lead for Beyond 2025 Southland, the long-term planning project for the region as part of the Southland Just Transition wor

Southland District Council has prepared a draft Annual Plan for the coming financial year that continues the increased volume of infrastructure projects outlined in its Long Term Plan 2021- 2031. Council will meet on Tuesday 29 March to consider a report on the Annual Plan for 2022/2023, which inclu

Water restrictions have been introduced throughout Southland district. Low rainfall in Southland district since before Christmas has depleted the levels of Southland rivers, streams, aquifers and lakes. To conserve water, unattended sprinklers or hoses are not allowed to operate anywhere on Southlan

Three local organisations are working together to raise awareness and celebrate neurodiversity in our Southland community. Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust, Autism NZ Southland Branch and Parent to Parent are excited to be working with the Invercargill Public Library to hold a range of activities