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In a first for Southland, winners of the 2023 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards strutted the catwalk at NZ Fashion Week 2023. About 150 people including several Southlanders attended a runway show, at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre on Saturday, and Hokonui Awards Convenor Jacqui McKinney said it was f

The lineup for the Gibston Valley Concert in 2024 has been announced Prepare yourselves for an extraordinary evening of music featuring an incredible array of international artists. With dates and venues locked in, this event promises to be a highlight of New Zealand’s summer festival season. Taking

Rural communities and consumers struggling with the cost-of-life crisis will be outraged at yesterday’s announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Damian O’Connor, that this government will proceed with their deeply flawed farming tax. Having lost the argument on the science, the Minister is now c

The stars have aligned for fourteen lucky Lotto players after each winning $17,206 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw, including Gore & Invercargill. One lucky Lotto player from Napier will be ending the month on a high after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonig

Today we launch What’s On Invers Open Homes, discover a weekly curation of open homes all conveniently in one place. Your ultimate house-hunting resource is here! To kick things off we have featured open homes this weekend from Sheree Williams Mike Pero Real Estate Southland, Bellew & Co Bayleys Sou

A former Southlander has been cooking up a storm up north with his new Chur Bol slow cooked products. Nick Smith now lives in Nelson (no not the Mayor), he’s a good buggar who likes to entertain and came up with a great idea to turn his hobby into a business. Chur Bol started as […]

To be known as the Mataura Health and Social Services Hub, the building will be transformed into a one-stop health and social service hub. An office block and substantial parcel of land in Mataura owned by Alliance Group will become home to a new community medical hub. Alliance Group has sold the 2,

The NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair Committee will be honouring Southland students who have been awarded prizes in the 2023 NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair at a prizegiving ceremony at the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club on Friday 11 August 2023 at 5pm. This year 222 exhibits fr