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The Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZRME) 44th Annual Conference is coming to the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill this week; the three-day event will facilitate the sharing of the latest in contemporary music education research, as well as p

Riverton-born, Australian-based entertainer Jim Cooper returns to the south at the end of October for two shows. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for early 1960s Invercargill band The Courtelles, who are believed to be the first Southland band recorded on vinyl, in 1963. Jim Cooper come

Job losses are on the cards at SIT, as the Government comes clean on how it proposes to balance the books of its embattled industry training mega-merger Te Pukenga, Invercargill MP and National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Te Pukenga, which now runs the country’s polytechn

The Hawthorndale Care Village began on site today (Friday 21st October) with a rather “BIG” and special start to the construction process. Transport World Director, Joc O’Donnell had kindly donated the 15-tonne CAT digger, used at their Dig This Experience based in Invercargill as an auction item al

Following the retirement as Trustee of Mata Cherrington, Bill Moran has been appointed as the new Chair of Community Trust South.  Mata Cherrington resigned as a Trustee in order to pursue her new role as the Interim Regional Director for Te Aka Whai Ora the Māori Health Authority. Mata Cherrington

The nominees for the 2022 Gore District Community Awards have now been announced, with 35 nominations across eight categories. Gore District Council Events Coordinator Jessica Swan said she was extremely pleased with the level of candidates this year. “The quality of the nominations this year is fan

EIS were finalists for seven projects across four categories in the 2022 Master Electrician Excellence Awards held in Auckland, last Friday. This was out of 75 entries from Master Electrician members throughout New Zealand, the most entries ever submitted.  The awards are biennial and celebrate the

It has been a huge month for fast rising Southland motor racing star, Alex Crosbie. Fifteen-year-old Crosbie, a Year 11 student at Southland Boys High School, has spent time in Kuala Lumpur as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy programme as well as experiencing success in New Zealand. Crosbie, the r