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Local charity Graeme Dingle Foundation Southern (formerly Graeme Dingle Foundation Southland) has tweaked its name to better reflect its reach across the lower South Island. In addition to its school programmes run in Southland, the Graeme Dingle Foundation ‘Stars’ programme is now also delivered at

Cabinet has decided that New Zealand will have a one-off public holiday and state memorial service to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The one-off holiday will be held on Monday 26 September. There will be no trade restrictions. In a statement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said many New Zealan

All mask wearing requirements except in healthcare and aged care will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Ayesha Verrall this afternoon confirmed Cabinet’s decision to scrap

Invercargill Airport Limited (IAL) announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Stuart Harris. Stuart takes up his new role on Monday October 31. Having graduated with a Master of Engineering in Fire Engineering from the University of Canterbury and an MBA from the University of Auckland, he

Invercargill career fire fighters are breathing a sigh of relief now that the Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti has brought FENZ and the NZ Professional Firefighters Union together to enter facilitated mediation. Invercargill station manager and union representative Aaron Ramsey said having the

Construction of The Hawthorndale Care Village project in Invercargill is set to begin in October 2022. Hawthorndale Care Village Charitable Trust Working Group Member Paddy O’Brien said detailed design work was being completed and site work would get underway in early October on the $35 million proj

After a hiatus of more than two years, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), in collaboration with Pacific Island Advisory & Charitable Trust (PIACT), has brought their Pasifika Open Night back, providing the local Pasifika community with an event to inform them on education and training opportuni

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed a robbery on Crinan Street Sunday evening. At around 6.30pm a man entered a dairy on Crinan Street and demanded money from the shop attendant. The man then left on foot, heading east towards Ness Street with a quantity of cash, pouches of tobacco a