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Athena Kent spent years feeling the pull to learn te reo Māori and doing nothing about it. Then she signed herself up, set herself a challenge to finish Level 1, and couldn't stop. She's now preparing to complete a New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo at

It's a busy day in town. The Esk Street Food Market runs from 11am to 3pm, with the street closed to traffic and up to 20 mobile vendors serving food from around the world. Right alongside it, Men's Health Day takes over Invercargill Central from 10am

Southland is hosting the South Island's biggest Kī-o-Rahi tournament this weekend — and for the first time, it is not in Christchurch. The South Island Kī-o-Rahi tournament lands at Bain Park in Invercargill today and tomorrow, September 25 and 26, drawing teams from across the South Island in what

Fifty years to the day, Invercargill stopped to remember the only police officer ever killed in the line of duty in this city. A memorial plaque was unveiled today near the corner of Dee and Esk streets — the spot where Constable Peter Murphy was shot while responding to an armed

A Southland culinary scholarship programme just handed two students a career — and neither could be left out. The Scott Richardson Memorial Trust awarded two secondary school scholarships this year instead of the usual one, after spending three and a half days with applicants during the expanded student programme that preceded

The young child injured in an incident in Otautau, Southland, on Sunday 20 September has now sadly died. Emergency services were called to an address around 6:50pm on Sunday, and the child was transported to hospital in critical condition. They were later flown to Starship Hospital in Auckland; however,

Career firefighters in the south are pleased the Government is listening to its ongoing concerns about inadequate and aging fleet. The Parliamentary inquiry released this week criticised Fire and Emergency New Zealand about the poor state and management of its appliances, and has called for a rapid reset of leadership

Despite all of the new employment opportunities coming to Southland, Infometrics predicts a slowing down of population growth in the south. Infometrics principal economist Nick Brunsdon delivered a presentation to the Risk and Assurance Committee on Long Term Plan assumptions. But Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell didn't want to