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Southland Stags vs Wellington Saturday August 19th 2:05pm – Hutt Rec, Lower Hutt Ranfurly Shield Challenge Live on Sky Sport First away game for 2023 SBS Bank Southland Stags 1 Joe Walsh 2 Jack Taylor 3 Morgan Mitchell 4 Shneil Singh 5 Josh Bekhuis (c) 6 Blair Ryall 7 Leroy Ferguson 8 Dylan Nel (vc)

Some students from the Southern Institute of Technology are concerned they won’t be able to afford completing their studies if there is no more Zero Fees scheme. Related: Former SIT CFO Passionate To Save Zero Fees Scheme Former chief financial officer Bharat Guha has been approached by students wor

Site construction work at the Hawthorndale Care Village is cracking along at pace. The Hawthorndale Care Village Board Chair, Frank O’Boyle, said the detailed design work had been completed, the site civil works are all but finished, and the building will begin in earnest this month. “We’re delighte

Paddy O’Brien is mostly known in Southland as a professional rugby referee and chair of the Invercargill Licensing Trust. But he has another very important role nationally, that aligns with New Zealand Police, where he was once a Detective. Patron for Recruitment Wing 370 at the New Zealand Police C

Bharat Guha feels a moral obligation to fight for the famous Zero Fees Scheme he helped make happen for the Southern Institute of Technology 23 years ago. Related: Penny Simmonds Receives Zero Fees Petition As the once Chief Financial Officer of SIT, Bharat has started a petition which asks the Hous

It’s become a fund-raising phenomenon for breast cancer research, with amazing community support and the backing of some of the country’s premier fashion labels. Invercargill stylist Mary Witsey attended this week’s Fashion for a Cure event in Dunedin and said Invercargill could be on the radar to h

An Invercargill women who has received 71 complaints over nine years for her two menacing dogs, has appealed a notice of disqualification from owning dogs for five years. Danuata Helena Boniface has objected to the Invercargill City Council disqualification under the Dog Control Act, and a hearing w

Young Reflections owner Joy Brown is celebrating 31 years in business, with 20% off most things in store this week. Generations of families have enjoyed purchasing gifts for family members from her store, including grandparents overseas. It was much cheaper for people to shop at Young Reflections on