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Fonterra will sell its China farms to a local company for half a billion dollars, as it continues to find ways to pay down debt. The deal, which was finalised over the weekend, saw the dairy giant’s two farming hubs in Ying and Yutian sold for $513 million, and in a separate deal it agreed […]

The Southland Chamber of Commerce has taken to Shakespeare to explain their stance about the Otago Southland Employers Association and Otago Chamber merger. “What’s in a name? That which we call a Chamber of Commerce by any other word would smell as sweet. But not as the Southland Chamber of Commerc

There are 12 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay says all the new cases have been transferred to a dedicated quarantine facility. There are no new cases in the community. Dr McElnay says 10 of the cases came from India o

Environment Southland has put in place some initiatives to help support Southland ratepayers with their upcoming annual rates invoices. At today’s Council meeting, Environment Southland councillors set the rates in accordance with the recently adopted Annual Plan 2020-2021, and retrospectively agree

Great South is continuing to gain momentum as New Zealand’s only ground station operator with a new antenna opened today highlighting the organisation’s commitment to New Zealand’s future space endeavours. The Honourable Dr Megan Woods, Minister of Research, Science and Innovation today opened the a

Fire crews were called out to a fire at a house in Invercargill last night. The fire was at an address on Herriot Street, Richmond. A Fire Service spokesman says 3 appliances attended, 2 from Invercargill and 1 from Kingswell. The spokesman told whatsoninvers.nz that the fire was in a roof void of t

Fire crews are attending a chemical spill at the Fonterra plant at Edendale. The alarm was raised about 10.30 this morning. A spokesman for FENZ says Fire service 1 crew each from Edendale, Mataura , Wyndham and 2 crews from Invercargill attended. The spokesman says they will be on scene until every

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Hands in medical gloves holding COVID-19 swab. Test tube for taking patient sample, In a statement, the ministry said all three cases are in managed isolation facilities. There are no new community case