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Southern DHB continues to plan for the two-day strike by members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association (NZRDA), due to take place on Tuesday 15 January and Wednesday 16 January. Non-urgent, planned surgeries and some outpatient appointments will be postponed and rescheduled as a result of

A delegation representing the Southland Housing Action Forum (SHAF) presented a report on the state of the region’s housing situation to Housing Minister Phil Twyford and government sector officials on Monday during meetings at parliament facilitated by Labour List MP Dr Liz Craig. Salvation Army So

Southland Police are continuing to work hard to prevent burglaries this summer with extra patrols in high risk areas, but we need your help. With the long days, warm weather and people leaving town, burglaries peak around January. If you’re lucky enough to be heading away for some sunshine, please s

The Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction is recommending the government set up a Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, take strong action on alcohol and other drugs and set a target to reduce suicide rates. The panel, led by the former health watchdog Ron Paterson, spent roughly 10 months cons

The first of two free dinners for over 70’s was officially kicked off by ILT CEO Chris Ramsay to a capacity 450 crowd. He had the room laughing when he assured them that he wouldn’t talk to long as he had the hard word from head chief Simon Henry that his speech would be over […]

The Southland Housing Action Forum is meeting Government and sector representatives next week as part of a concerted approach to tackling wide-ranging housing concerns in the region. The Southland Chamber of Commerce has been facilitating meetings between like-minded community organisations to look

Four new street signs featuring poppies to honour servicemen who fought for New Zealand have been put up in Invercargill. The Poppy Places Trust launched the Places of Remembrance Project on 11 November 2014 to identify and record NZ streets and other places that are directly related to people and e

The special exhibition which honours Southlanders who fought and died in World War I will reopen for two days this week due to demand. The exhibition, which was open at 63 Esk Street between November 1 and November 10, has proven to be so popular that volunteers have agreed to open it again on Frida