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Fonterra Co-operative Council Chair, John Stevenson has commented on the Co-op’s FY23 results released yesterday. “The very strong earnings announced yesterday had been well signalled and our Co-op’s overall results for FY23 were pleasing to receive. We acknowledge the work put in by CEO Miles Hurre

Update Friday22 September, 4:30pm: Gore: State highway 93 (Old Coach Road) will be closed to all traffic from 4:00pm today (Friday 22 September). Gore District Council staff will be laying sandbags across the road, just north of Mataura at the flood banks, as a precaution given the predicted peak of

Heavy rainfall since early this morning is causing significant surface flooding throughout the District. At the time of writing 72mm had fallen. In Gore and Mataura the stormwater/wastewater network has been overwhelmed, causing surface flooding and water to threaten homes. No-one has had to be evac

Marshall’s Garage in Wyndham has had a lengthy association with the Wyndham Rally and that relationship will continue when the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally takes place on Saturday 7 October. The garage sponsored the rally for many years when it was owned by Roger and Margaret Marshall i

It will be a night to remember for four lucky Lotto players from Whangārei, Auckland, and Porirua after each winning $250,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Sunnyside Foodmarket in Whangārei, Rathgar Road Discount Foodmart in Auckland, Beachl

They came with signs and picketed at The Crescent in Invercargill for better pay – some Awanui lab workers are only getting minimum wage. In Wellington they are also protesting outside Awanui’s big Co-Lab sector forum, and are looking for all the support they can get. Union representative Karen Eliz

Seven Southern Institute of Technology  creative arts students have recently returned from a successful trip to the Kiwi Interactive Showcase, part of the New Zealand Game Developers‘ Conference, held in Wellington on September 1- 2, where they introduced a newly developed game to industry and the p

JB Hi-Fi is coming to Invercargill Central in early December and has already started its recruitment process in the south. The retail store is looking for 30 permanent staff as well as temp staff for over the busy periods, and so far the company has had some good candidates apply. Related: Invercarg