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Southland basketball has a new single boss covering both the grassroots game and the Sharks' national league campaign. Rod Bannister has been appointed General Manager of the Southland Basketball Association and the Southland Sharks, combining what were previously two separate roles into one. The move is a deliberate restructure

Jim’s Laundry Services has officially launched in Southland, offering a convenient mobile laundry service for both domestic and commercial clients across the region.  The first Jim’s Laundry Services franchise in Southland is operated by local entrepreneur Swapnal, who brings two years of industry experience to the role. He

Invercargill's gaming lounge Orion PC's has moved out of the city centre into Windsor to better target its teenage audience. Started by Ray Luck two years ago, the new move also offers the business a stronger footprint for its store setup, featuring two rollercoaster simulators, and

Invercargill’s first FreshChoice supermarket (and the fourth for Southland) officially opened this morning (Wednesday June 17), and the public are invited to join in the celebrations. Owner-operator Jigs Buha says the 57-year-old supermarket in Yarrow Street, rebranded from SuperValue Plaza, has been given a complete makeover. “It will blow

Hospice South is opening a flagship retail store in the former Hunting & Fishing building. Reloved will consolidate the charity's existing Invercargill shops into one central location, designed to boost efficiency and make donations easier. Chief Executive Pete Thompson said the move was a strategic investment in both

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has accused her own ministry of deliberately withholding information from ministers and using creative accounting to hide cost blowouts on a failed technology project that wasted more than $30 million of taxpayer money. Stanford made the comments at a parliamentary Scrutiny Week hearing on Tuesday, alongside

Police are treating a house fire in Gore as suspicious and want witnesses to come forward. Emergency services were called to Lawrence Street around 5am on Friday June 12 after the property caught fire. No one was injured. Southland Area Response Manager Senior Sergeant Gary Iddenten said the fire has

New Zealand now has 26 billionaires, eight more than last year, with the tech sector driving most of the growth. The National Business Review's annual rich list found the country's wealthiest people are collectively worth $129 billion, up from $102 billion in 2025. Zuru Toys co-founders