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There is little to celebrate on Te Pūkenga’s third birthday this week, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “After three years, it is shameful that the Government’s polytechnic mega-merger still doesn’t have an operating model and as a result, has no di

A big day is being planned for Southern Harness Racing’s premier day of the season, Diamonds Day, due to take place at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday 23 April. The Invercargill Harness Racing Club are pleased to announce that, after the success of last year, one lady will take home a b

The Pork Pie mini’s have started leaving the south to head back home, with $411,000 raised so far since the fundraising journey began last week. Co-organiser Kev Hollamby has been involved in running the event since 2013, which he put on his bucket list, and has since “inherited” it. Highlights of t

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