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Kimiora Poi will lead the Southern Steel in the 2026 ANZ Premiership season, stepping fully into the captaincy role after sharing the position last year. The experienced midcourter, now 28, has built a reputation for strong work ethic and calm leadership under pressure. Those qualities helped earn her the trust

Mitre 10 MEGA Invercargill is turning 21 this week and staff are encouraging customers to come into the store to help them celebrate. Manager Tracy Key said people who spend $21 or more in store will be given a scratch card with a one in five chance to win instant

Gore Police investigating the theft of a vehicle are appealing for information from the public to help locate the stolen vehicle. The 1971 white Ford Fairmont, registration FW8797, is believed to have been stolen from a residential property on Maitland Street, sometime between Wednesday 4 March and Saturday 7 March.

The Southland Musicians Club’s iconic live music venue has a new name — and the public is invited to celebrate. The Riff Live Music Venue will be officially launched with a free show this Saturday, 14 March, at 33 Preston Street, Invercargill. “We’ve worked very hard to develop our

A small rubbish fire outside the Coachmans Inn Motel on Tay Street late Wednesday evening drew attention after video footage from the scene made the blaze appear more extensive than it actually was. Emergency services responded to the incident, however it was quickly determined the fire was only a small

New move-on orders are another tool for Invercargill police as they work to keep Invercargill streets safe. Announced last month, these orders will give police an extra tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places. This is something that has been concerning Invercargill retailers and I am hopeful police

A major technology project planned for Southland could place Invercargill on the global digital infrastructure map, with approvals now granted for what is being described as New Zealand’s first large-scale “AI factory”. Datagrid New Zealand has received full resource consent from Southland District Council, Environment Southland, and Invercargill City

Federated Farmers say controversial new requirements for every farmer in Gore to have resource consents assessed against Ngāi Tahu cultural values are excessive and unworkable. "Creating a parallel approval process will just increase cost, complexity, uncertainty and delays," the organisation’s Southland president Jason Herrick says. "It’