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Southland business leaders have thrown their support behind the $3.5 billion data centre at Makarewa. Southland Mayor Rob Scott and the Southland Business Chamber are excited about the new Datagrid development, and the opportunities it will bring to the region. Former Mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark backed it from

ILT proudly celebrated its annual ILT Excellence Awards last week, recognising the dedication and achievements of teams across its diverse portfolio of 23 businesses and 37 brands. The Supreme Award was presented to The Langlands, an accolade selected by ILT's executive team from among all category winners. This

Some kids at Invercargill Middle School now wait to see if their favourite resident is available before they'll start reading. That's not a bad outcome for a literacy programme. Enliven Southland has launched a pilot initiative — Enliven Literacy with Legends — pairing Walmsley House care home residents

ILT brings back The Great Pub Cash Giveaway for 2026 with $13,000 up for grabs Following the strong response to previous years' promotions, ILT is delighted to announce the return of The Great Pub Cash Giveaway for 2026, featuring a total prize pool of $13,000. Locals will

If you're awake before dawn on Thursday, that low-flying aircraft circling Invercargill Airport isn't lost. It's doing a job. A specialised flight inspection aircraft — ZK-FIS, a twin-engine Piper PA-42 Cheyenne — arrives Wednesday July 29 and begins calibration flights from around 4am Thursday. It will

Opponents of Southland's $3.5 billion AI data centre want Datagrid to show up and face them. Hundreds packed into the Invercargill Workingmen's Club on Wednesday night, concerned about the 78,000 square metre hyperscale facility planned for Makarewa. So many turned up that some were

Invercargill's first full playground renewal in years has reopened in South City, and it comes with features the city has never seen in a neighbourhood park before. Pomona St Playground officially opened on Wednesday after nearly four months of construction, unveiling what council Play Advocate Dr Damien Puddle

Fire and Emergency New Zealand spent $90,000 on a PR firm and lawyer to help prepare an 80-page submission for a parliamentary inquiry into why its own vehicle fleet has been in crisis for years. MPs were not impressed. "The fact that you had to hire outside a