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Two online players have each pocketed $5.03 million after Saturday night's Powerball Must Be Won Draw rolled down from First Division — one ticket sold to a Wellington player, the other to someone in the Tasman region. Neither ticket matched all the Powerball First Division requirements, so the

Tonight's Powerball draw is the last of its kind — and Lotto NZ has made it a $10 million Must Be Won event to send the old game off with a bang. The draw, held this Saturday September 12, is the final one under the current 10-ball format. From

Agricultural training in the South took a major step forward today, with the commencement of the Southern Institute of Technology's Telford campus refurbishment, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. "Today marks the beginning of the $2.4 million campus refurbishment and the start of even more positive change

The Southland Stags host Bay of Plenty at Rugby Park this Sunday, with kick-off set for 5.05pm in round seven of the Hilux NPC. Sean Withy captains the side. The starting XV has Jack Barrett at loosehead, Jayden Henderson hooking, and Paula Latu at tighthead. Mitch Dunshea and Woody

More than 38,000 Southland and West Otago power users will see a discount on their electricity bills this spring, with The Power Company Ltd handing back $11.7 million through its annual price discount programme. Residential customers on the TPCL network get 2.3 cents back for every kilowatt-hour

The man died in Thursday night's motorcycle crash on Clyde Street has been named as Whetu Taylor, 41, of Invercargill. RIP. Related: Fatal Clyde Street Crash Closes Highway Police released his name today (Friday). Detective Inspector Stu Harvey said enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing

Enrolments in Southern Institute of Technology's postgraduate nursing programmes have jumped around 85 percent since 2020, and the people behind the growth say it shows no sign of slowing. Postgraduate Programme Manager Jane Elder has been at SIT's School of Nursing since 2019 and took on

Update: Now open. A motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck on Clyde Street in Invercargill on Thursday night. Related: Invercargill Man Named After Fatal Night Crash Police were called to the intersection near Crinan Street about 9.30pm. The rider was found dead at the scene. The Serious