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The successful Māruawai Matariki Celebration is back, and better than ever. Celebrating Matariki, the event runs on the Public Holiday, Friday 28th June, from 1:00pm to 7:30 pm. Held at the Southern Field Days site Waimumu in the Agri Centre, thousands of people attended last year. This year, the ev

Southland Boys’ High School’s historic national first XV title was celebrated during the 70th annual ILT Southland Sports Awards held on Friday. The awards, the longest-running of their kind in New Zealand, are presented by Active Southland on behalf of the Southland Amateur Sports Trust. Boys’ High

Last week whatsoninvers.nz received a number of emails from concerned Wallacetown residents about the cycle track’s exit and entry points close to the bridge. In response, John O’Neill, Project Manager for NZ Transport Agency, addressed these worries. Related: Southland’s Economy Strengthened by Inc

Amalgamated Builders Ltd (ABL) is delighted with its recent success at the 2024 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards, held in Wellington last week. ABL’s ambitious urban redevelopment project in Invercargill’s CBD has been honoured with a prestigious Gold Award, the National Category Winner award f

The Gore District Council welcomed its third chief executive in its 35 year history, Debbie Lascelles this week. Elected members, staff and representatives from the Hokonui Rūnaga welcomed Ms Lascelles to the District with a mihi whakatau in the Gore Library. Ms Lascelles has worked at the South Wai

What a night New Zealand! Seven fortunate Kiwis woke up as multi-millionaires today following last night’s Powerball draw. The substantial $50 million Must Be Won Powerball jackpot was divided among seven winners, each receiving a prize of $7.18 million. With no Powerball First Division winners, the

A threatening presence through many of the previous games, the Stars finally broke their duck when dismantling the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel 63-46 to post their first win of the season in Auckland on Saturday. With both teams struggling at the foot of the table, the win helped the Stars leapfr

The excitement surrounding New Zealand’s Powerball reached new heights as the $50 million prize went into a Powerball Rolldown. This resulted in seven lucky winners each receiving $7.18 million. Instead of a single winner taking home the entire jackpot, the prize was distributed among multiple winne