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Invercargill will soon be one of the safest places to live in New Zealand, with council approving a more advanced CCTV system worth $1 million. The Infrastructure Committee has agreed with the CCTV Working Group in conjunction with Safer Communities to install 133 cameras at locations including, in

The Australian Diamonds and the Silver Ferns are set to go head-to-head in the highly anticipated Cadbury Netball Series for the Constellation Cup. Netball New Zealand (NNZ) has announced that the series will consist of two Tests in Australia and two in New Zealand. Excitement is already building, a

Southland-based law firm AWS Legal is pleased to announce the promotion of three Senior Associates to Partnership. Tim Marshall from the Invercargill office, Jenny Denley and Eugene Roud from Alexandra, have been recognised for their exceptional work, loyalty, and alignment with the firm’s values. T

Presbyterian Support Southland’s Enliven service faced challenges in the past few years due to a global nursing shortage, resulting in a significantly reduced nursing staff. To overcome these obstacles, Enliven employed creative interim solutions, collaboration with training entities, and a committe

A Southland shearer today became the first female to win the New Zealand Shears Junior shearing championship in Te Kuiti in 13 years since what has become one of the more memorable of Junior shearing wins – because of who won it. The 27-year-old Emma Martin, the only female in a six-shearer final ov

New Executive Manager set to make her mark at The Langlands Alannah Tamariki has been appointed the Executive Manager of The Langlands, ILT’s new inner-city hotel. She will take over the reins from Bryan Townley later this month as he departs overseas for the next phase of his life, with his wife Br

Waiting 18 months for council to sort the glass contamination problem in Invercargill’s recycling is not good enough, according to city councillor Ian Pottinger. Take our survey/poll http://bit.ly/42RS1tC The council was given an update on the Long Term Community Plan (LTTP) for community wellbeing,

The Gore soap opera district council saga continues this week with councillor Brett Highsted resigning, the Mayor and CEO still not talking, and the deputy left to keep everything together. Deputy Mayor Keith Hovell said this morning, he was still digesting Monday afternoon’s news about his colleagu