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Awarua Synergy Boss Sumaria Beaton is on a mission to get people into warmer, healthier homes.

The Invercargill City Council recently held a whakawātea and blessing ceremony to mark the end of the two-year upgrade of Esk and Don streets. The project involved extensive repairs of underground infrastructure, installation of street artwork, play pieces, outdoor seating, and rain gardens. Mana wh

Invercargill will soon be one of the safest places to live in New Zealand, with council approving a more advanced CCTV system worth $1 million. The Infrastructure Committee has agreed with the CCTV Working Group in conjunction with Safer Communities to install 133 cameras at locations including, in

Presbyterian Support Southland’s Enliven service faced challenges in the past few years due to a global nursing shortage, resulting in a significantly reduced nursing staff. To overcome these obstacles, Enliven employed creative interim solutions, collaboration with training entities, and a committe

New Executive Manager set to make her mark at The Langlands Alannah Tamariki has been appointed the Executive Manager of The Langlands, ILT’s new inner-city hotel. She will take over the reins from Bryan Townley later this month as he departs overseas for the next phase of his life, with his wife Br

An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o

Dancing, drumming and dramatic displays were all part of the atmosphere at the Southland Multicultural Festival on Saturday. Thousands of people packed out ILT Stadium Southland for the 13th annual event, which represented 33 nations. Southland Multicultural Trust president Neil Rumble said the even

Southern steampunkers have been invited to help run the Steampunk New Zealand festival in Oamaru this Queen’s Birthday weekend. The Southern Society of Steampunk Steamologists recently held its annual Teapot Racing carnival in Queen’s Park, and it has proved so popular that Oamaru organisers want th