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A major outage of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service has caused significant disruption across retail, banking, and media industries in New Zealand and World. Beginning early this morning, the outage left businesses struggling to restore services and many customers unable to access critical applications

Environment Southland councillors have officially adopted the 2024-2034 Long-term Plan, Investing in Southland Whakangao Ki Murihiku. Chairman Nicol Horrell highlighted that the plan addresses current and future community challenges, particularly focusing on resilience and climate change response. “

Waitomo is extending its reach into Invercargill as part of its rapid national expansion, with plans to open new Fuel Stops this September. Greta Shirley, Group Manager – Customer Experience at Waitomo Group, shared the company’s excitement about moving into Southland. “We’re stoked to be heading to

Fifteen lucky Lotto players are celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $19,374 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Among the winners is an Invercargill player who bought their ticket through the MyLotto app. One fortunate player also secured Powerball Second Division,

The Oreti Community Board has voted against replacing ageing CCTV cameras in Winton, despite strong support from the community and police. The decision came last month, ending a six-month debate on the matter. The board voted against upgrading four existing cameras and adding two new ones, despite a

NZ Aluminium Smelter to reduce electricity usage by 100 MW starting early August. Meridian Energy requested the reduction to manage electricity generation demands. Tiwai Smelter to gradually ramp up energy use again from November. New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) will cut its electricity usage b

Invercargill Central shopping centre is thrilled to celebrate its second anniversary, marking two years of remarkable growth and community support.  Since opening in stages, the centre has been warmly embraced by the local community, contributing to its impressive success.  Visitor numbers and sales

The celebrations for Star rugby club continued all weekend after their impressive premier win against Pirates Old Boys on Saturday. It was also captain Jordan Stewart’s 100th match for the club, and he said he woke up on Sunday with the Galbraith shield beside him, and still wearing his blazer. Rela