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Construction has started on a new headquarters for the Awarua Satellite Ground Station near Bluff — a $4.55 million project that will expand one of New Zealand's most quietly significant pieces of infrastructure. Space Operations New Zealand (SpaceOps NZ) is leading the build, which includes a multi-purpose headquarters,

Mother of five Linda Paekau has fulfilled her dream of opening her own bakery kitchen, as the result of years of hard mahi, sacrifice and determination. Te Kaitao Auaha kitchen in Southcity mall is more than just a bakery to Linda.  Inspired by her passion for cooking after being raised

Invercargill Young Professionals has a new president, and she wants young people to stop quietly leaving Southland. Breea Scully has been appointed president of Invercargill Young Professionals (IYP), with the committee's focus squarely on making the region somewhere people actually want to stay. "There is a lot

Three hundred and twenty refurbished laptops are heading to Southland schools and youth organisations, courtesy of a deal between Great South, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and a handful of local groups. MBIE is donating retired devices from its own fleet. The laptops will be split across the

There is certainly no shortage of activity around Invercargill at the moment, with new stores opening, familiar names relocating and several major fit-outs well underway. This week saw a significant milestone as Plaza SuperValue on Yarrow Street officially relaunched as FreshChoice Plaza. The refreshed supermarket marks another chapter for the

A factory in Riverton is selling around one million pāua shells a year to Chanel, Cartier and the Sultan of Oman — and still can't keep up with demand. Ocean Shell Ltd, based on a quiet street in the small Southland town, processes and exports pāua shells alongside mother

Brent Impey has been appointed chair of RNZ by Minister for Media and Communications Paul Goldsmith, who also named Paula Browning and Richard Dellabarca as new governors to the board. Impey had been serving as an RNZ governor since September 2024. Goldsmith said the appointment "provides critical continuity for

Jim’s Laundry Services has officially launched in Southland, offering a convenient mobile laundry service for both domestic and commercial clients across the region.  The first Jim’s Laundry Services franchise in Southland is operated by local entrepreneur Swapnal, who brings two years of industry experience to the role. He