The New Zealand government has recently boosted the National Travel Assistance scheme by $18 million to aid thousands of cancer patients needing to travel for treatment. This decision, praised by the Cancer Society, involves significant increases in reimbursement rates for travel and accommodation,
Sanitarium is planning to stop making several of its cereal products by June 2025. The list of cereals being discontinued includes household names such as Sanitarium Muesli, Granola, Light ‘n’ Tasty, Honey Puffs, Weeties, Weet-Bix Clusters, Cluster Crisp, and Puffed Wheat. The company’s goal is to n
Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Oreti River at the Winton Bridge. This alert is in addition to warnings already in place for the Waiau River at Tuatapere, Mataura River at Gore and the Ōreti River at Branxholme. Water users should be
Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Waiau River at Tuatapere. This alert is in addition to warnings already in place for the Mataura River at Gore and the Ōreti River at Branxholme. Water users should be vigilant and avoid contact with wa
Gore District Council and Mataura Community Board representatives plan to meet with the Police and Hokonui Runanga this week to work on a solution to the anti-social behaviour of youth in Mataura. Ongoing issues with young people loitering outside the Mataura Library/Service Centre after school and
The KidsTRY is back for 2024 and this year’s theme is to Dream big and dare to try. That is what KidsTRY is all about – getting out there, testing yourself and giving it a go. Run by the Southland Tri Club this event sees around 300 children from all over Southland swim, scooter or […]
A major investigation into New Zealand’s personal banking by the Commerce Commission has found that the big banks are not competing enough, which is bad for customers. The study showed that the big four banks – ANZ, ASB, BNZ, and Westpac – are making lots of profit but aren’t innovating or investing
Tokanui turned out to honour the staggering service of Sandra Earwaker. Mrs. Earwaker is a tireless and passionate advocate for her community and has been heavily involved behind the scenes in nearly every aspect of life in her area for many years. She continues to lead the way in working to make he
