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A bigger and more expensive museum is the preferred option by Invercargill City councillors, despite council staff saying the extra $20 million in funding may not be available.  The $75 million option will involve demolishing the existing pyramid and rebuilding a 4150sqm museum – rather than a small

New Zealand age group golf champion Liam Hewitt is dedicating the next year of his life to the game and he hopes the Southland community will come along for the ride. The 21-year-old dreams of one day representing Southland and New Zealand on the international stage as a professional golfer, but he

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Tourism Minister Stuart Nash have announced plans to fast-track the reopening of the border. Ardern has announced New Zealand’s borders will be open to vaccinated Australians from 11.59 pm on 12 April. She says fully vaccinated travellers from visa-waiver countries

Tokyo Olympians grab titles on opening day of track national championships Road & Track Two national titles in two sports over three days proved an impressive performance for Tokyo Olympian Rebecca Petch. The 23-year-old from Te Awamutu bagged her third elite BMX National Championship in a row at Ha

Gore District ratepayers who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 will have  the opportunity to defer their rates payment for up to two instalments.  Gore District councillors today agreed to a short-term rates deferral policy designed to  provide immediate relief to those ratepayers

An innovative initiative that started from a desire to bring people together has grown into a daily event that supports workplace wellbeing and local businesses at one Southland company. Since 2019, Southland-based nutritional products manufacturer Blue River Dairy has been providing a free, daily l

The final piece of a unique heritage train project has been transported to Lumsden ready for preservation. An 1877 rail passenger carriage was carefully lifted from the back yard of a property in Winton, where it had sat on concrete blocks for around 80 years. It will be restored and eventually form

Groundwork has now started on the largest residential housing development in Invercargill, Te Puāwai, with Stage 1 providing 100+ sections expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. Te Puāwai is the new residential development on a 70-ha block of land between Tramway Road and Centre Str