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The Government has unveiled a $1.2 billion loan scheme to help thousands of New Zealand businesses move away from dwindling natural gas supplies while protecting local jobs. The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme will see the Crown guarantee 80% of each supported loan, enabling banks to offer lower interest

Dame Jools Topp has died aged 68. The comedian and singer, one half of the beloved Topp Twins duo, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday surrounded by her twin sister Dame Lynda, brother Bruce, close friends and "all her fur-babies". She lived with breast cancer for

The Government will pump an extra $79 million into wilding pine control over three years, nearly doubling current funding to tackle what farmers call an ecological disaster spreading across New Zealand's high country. The Budget 2026 commitment takes total wilding pine funding to $109 million — a significant increase

Local sports teams can win a poolside party with the SBS Bank Southland Sharks. Splash Palace has opened its annual competition for the third year, offering one team a meet-and-greet with Sharks players and catered party at the pool. Invercargill City Council Manager Aquatic Services Stephen Cook said more than

A government arts funding scheme that has backed creative projects across Invercargill and Bluff for three decades is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Creative Communities Scheme, administered by Invercargill City Council on behalf of Creative New Zealand, has provided accessible funding for hundreds of local arts projects. Council Manager Strategy,

The highly anticipated fifth season of Clarkson’s Farm is officially just around the corner, and Prime Video has given fans plenty to celebrate with its newly announced June 2026 release schedule. The tractor-sized chaos kicks off on June 3, 2026, with a massive drop of the first four episodes,

Graduates across America are booing speakers who try to sell them on artificial intelligence. The class of 2026 isn't buying the hype. At the University of Arizona, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced jeers after pushing an AI-driven future. University of Central Florida graduates booed real estate executive

Four teenagers are accused of using a gay dating app to target a victim whose home they allegedly then tried to force their way into. Today, the male teens, both 15 and 16, appeared in Invercargill's Youth Court before Judge Russell Walker, each charged with burglary with a