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The Bluff Rangatahi Zone, a free youth festival held for three days in Bluff during the school holidays, is returning for its second year. The festival is a tribute to the four local teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident last year. The Tuurama Trust is hosting the free three-day fes

They came with signs and picketed at The Crescent in Invercargill for better pay – some Awanui lab workers are only getting minimum wage. In Wellington they are also protesting outside Awanui’s big Co-Lab sector forum, and are looking for all the support they can get. Union representative Karen Eliz

The Southland Museum and Art Gallery Board, freshly appointed to independently oversee the museum’s collection, convened for their inaugural meeting. This significant development in the governance of the institution transpired following a comprehensive review process in 2021 and 2022, culminating in

Gore Police have executed 19 search warrants and filed 37 charges against seven people as part of an effort to target and disrupt offending involving firearms. This operation targeted a number of individuals identified as being allegedly unlawfully possessing and supplying firearms in the eastern So

A parade through Invercargill’s inner-city, to celebrate Southland Boys’ High School’s historic win in the New Zealand Barbarians 1st XV National championships, has been cancelled because of temperamental weather. Southland Boys’ High School came from behind to beat Westlake Boys’ and take out the p

Junior doctors at Southland Hospital have been providing Awanui Laboratories staff with grocery vouchers and meals to compensate for their low wages. Last week medical registrar Dr Andrew McLachlan gifted head of processing Sue Diack the packages after becoming aware of how poorly they were paid. “T

ILT has appointed two new Trustees to the ILT Foundation Board. Andrew Ward and Mandy (Amanda) Smith have been appointed as independent Trustees following the ILT board meeting last month. This increases the total number of ILT Foundation Trustees to nine. ILT Foundation chair Paddy O’Brien said the

Southland Boys High School’s First XV rugby team is set to celebrate their remarkable double victory with a grand parade. These young champions not only clinched the New Zealand Barbarians 1st XV National Championships but also secured the prestigious Moascar Cup. Related: Historic Victory: Southlan