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Close to $150,000 worth of women’s clothing, school uniforms, bike parts and other sports equipment was donated to various community groups from H&J Smiths when the department store closed late last year. Related: H&J Smith Ltd Donates Iconic Christmas Decorations to Southland Hospital Chief executi

Powerball player from Otago has hit the jackpot, securing a whopping $12.3 million in tonight’s Lotto draw. The lucky ticket, purchased online via MyLotto, has landed the player a fortune combining two major wins: $12 million from the Powerball First Division and an additional $333,333 from the Lott

A new program, funded by the Central Government, aims to assist young people in rural Southland find employment. Launched in Riverton, Te Anau, and Winton, the initiative comes under the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) Community Employment Programme, a collaboration between Local Government New Zea

Southland celebrates Heritage Month during March and as part of those celebrations the Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club’s Rural Haritage Centre in Thornbury will be open to the public on both Saturday and Sunday throughout the month. The centre houses the recently opened and highly acclaim

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is back walking 40 minutes a day and has been keeping an eye on council meetings from the comfort of his home. The heart surgery he went through recently was no straightforward operation, and there have been a few minor complications since, such as fluid on the lungs a

Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney from Gore Police has shared an update on the ongoing investigation into the arson of a property in Waikaia. The police have made significant progress, identifying one of the vehicles they were looking for and uncovering additional crimes that may be connected to the

Warner Bros. Discovery is to close Newshub in New Zealand by June 30 due to significant financial challenges and an adverse market environment. Warner Bros. Discovery has made the difficult decision to shut down all operations of Newshub, its news division in New Zealand, by June 30, due to a signif

Dirty nappies and dead animals are all ending up in people’s recycled bins and WasteNet Southland is about to start an audit process to see what’s going on. According to data in a report to the Wastenet Advisory Group’s monthly meeting in Gore today, 16-17% of the recycled material is contaminated.