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Fourteen lucky Lotto players will be having a blast after each winning $19,281 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw with Wyndham in Southland. Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $28,159. The winning Powerball Second Division

In an inspiring show of support for Ronald McDonald House, the firefighting crew at Invercargill Airport is set to take a meaningful stride along their workplace’s runway. This activity, scheduled for March 17, is part of a broader initiative to raise both awareness and funds for a cause that touche

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Mataura River near the Riversdale Bridge and at the Ōreti River at Branxholme. These alerts are in addition to warnings already in place for the Mataura River at Gore and the Waituna Lagoon. The alert f

Mataura shearer Brett Roberts scored his first Open final win in over a year with victory at the Mayfield A and P Show in Mid-Canterbury on Saturday. Roberts, 30, hadn’t won since the national full wool championship final at the Northern Southland Community Shears (Lumsden) in January 2023. That was

The expansion of SIT’s zero fees scheme, to incoming intakes of distance-learning students across the country, is a wonderful development for our local institute, Invercargill MP and Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds says. “I am delighted to see the zero fees scheme back where it belongs –

Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is back to work as city Mayor today. “I’m feeling good and I’m ready to get back to work,” Mayor Clark said. “It’s been a long road to recovery – but I’m well rested and up for the challenges ahead.” Following Mayor Clark’s heart attack on December 27 and through

Both the Powerball and Strike games did not produce any winners in Wednesdays lotto draw, resulting in a roll-over. This coming Saturday, lottery enthusiasts will have the opportunity to compete for a combined prize pool totaling $6.3 million. The Powerball jackpot now stands at $5 million, while th

The Y Southland is preparing to launch a free weekly youth leadership programme, to empower leaders of the future. Get an Edge is a weekly programme, designed to give rangatahi the skills and practical opportunities to enhance their leadership, communication, and team building skills. With an outdoo