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Two of the South Island's major training providers have renewed their partnership to expand building apprenticeship programmes across the lower South Island. Otago Polytechnic and Southern Institute of Technology signed a new Memorandum of Understanding at SIT's Invercargill campus on April 15, building on their successful

New Zealand has signed a groundbreaking trade deal with Singapore that guarantees essential supplies like food and fuel will keep flowing between the two countries, even during major crises. The Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies (AOTES) was signed this week by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Singaporean counterpart

Southland’s property market has hit a milestone, with average asking prices breaking through the $600,000 mark for the first time on record — part of a nationwide surge in activity that realestate.co.nz says has returned the market to 2021 peak levels. The region’s average asking price

TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has resigned after what she described as unprecedented scrutiny that made her position "untenable". Sherman announced her departure on social media Friday, citing enormous pressure following recent controversies. "The level of scrutiny on me this past week has been unprecedented, and this

Great South is working to understand how best to support a range of new aquaculture projects across the region. General manager regional strategy Bobbi Brown shared a report to council’s Infrastructure and Growth Committee on Tuesday. “There has been quite a few developments in recent times, which is quite

Bus shelter improvements are on the way after Invercargill City Council completed a review of all 53 shelters across the city. The review was sparked by community organisation South Alive, which raised concerns about deterioration and maintenance issues at a council committee meeting in February. Council staff visited every bus

Northland MP Grant McCallum visited Southern Institute of Technology last Friday to explore the polytechnic's flexible learning options as he works to secure NorthTec's return to independence by 2027. Mr McCallum toured SIT's School of Nursing clinical suites and examined the institute's

A Southland businesswoman who started her career as an auto-electrician has been appointed to the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission. Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds announced Michelle Findlater's appointment to the TEC Board, recognising her extensive experience in work-based training and the automotive industry. Findlater now manages