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The Great South Job Search for 2020 highlighted the extensive range of employment opportunities and support available for jobseekers across the Southland region. The free employment expo was held in Gore and Invercargill late last month and included employment seminars, the opportunity for jobseeker

Hundreds of thousands of dead animals risk being left uncollected on farms because of a collapse in the price of leather. Farmers have been told they will have to pay to have the corpses collected, but don’t want to do that. The Ministry for Primary Industries is trying to negotiate a compromise. Fo

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $43 million. “What a life-changer! If the jackpot is won by a single player on Wednesday, they’ll be taking home the second largest prize ever won in Lotto New Zealand’s history,” says Marie Winfi

Invercargill’s city centre master planning project now has a team to promote, drive, and champion it, with the formation of a special City Centre Governance Group. In June, urban design specialists Isthmus Group began developing a master plan for the city centre, which will give direction on what th

Rumours of Tiwai Aluminium Smelter’s Pot Line #4 being re-opened are circulating around Invercargill and the media, NZ Herald has a story behind their paywall. Saying “Less than a month after signalling that it could close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, there are signs the owner may be preparing

Southland Hospital’s Careers Incubator welcomed 13 students from Verdon College and Te Wharekura O Arowhenua today. The programme provides students with the opportunity to view health professionals in their workplace and to experience a health care work environment. The Year 12 and 13 students parti

Small businesses are cautiously optimistic a drop in charges for accepting credit card and contactless payments will help with cashflow woes. Visa and Mastercard have both agreed to reduce the interchange fees they charge banks whenever a customer pays using one of their issued cards. The fees, alon

Police are appealing for the public’s help following an aggravated robbery in Invercargill. About 9.20pm on Thursday 30 July a man entered the Gladstone Night ‘n Day, presented what appeared to be firearm and demanded money from the shop assistant. A member of the public intervened before a second m