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New Zealand has a new agency running its school property portfolio, and the Government says it is the clearest sign yet that the old way of doing things is finished. The New Zealand School Property Agency formally began operations today, taking over responsibility for building, managing and maintaining school property

A mild, blustery Tuesday in Invercargill: fine with high cloud, strong northwesterlies, high around 18°C.

Two ministers walked the construction site of Invercargill's new regional museum on Monday, and the building is close enough to finished that they came away impressed. Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds visited the Museum of Southland site alongside Mayor Tom Campbell,

A 545-page book about Sir Tim Shadbolt's final years is being launched in Invercargill in the city he spent decades putting on the map. 'Shadbolt: Tim's Final Chapter' arrives at the Invercargill Central Library on 50 Dee Street at 1pm on Saturday October 10,

After shattering his ankle during round 13 of the Moto3 World Championship in Spain, there really is no place like home as far as grand prix motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan is concerned. The 20-year-old returned to New Zealand two weeks ago to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme designed to get

Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

The Y Southland turns 150 this month, and it wants your face on the wall. On Friday October 16, The Y opens its Tay Street doors for 150 Faces of The Y — a free public exhibition celebrating a century and a half of the YMCA in Southland, and the people

Six men who shaped New Zealand's road transport industry have been inducted into the NZ Road Transport Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. Wayne "Ox" McEwan, Edwin Mansell, Geoffrey "Marty" Greaves, Cornelius van Opzeeland, Greg