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The Invercargill Masters Women's rowing crew have done it again, picking up gold at the South Island Masters Rowing Champs, and the trophy for the fastest 4 of the regatta. Jacqui van Dam, Cecelia Russell, Katrina Allan and Ginny Sweney picked up several golds in the Mixed 4,

Southland based construction company Calder Stewart has been awarded a significant contract to build a new train maintenance depot in the North Island. Greater Wellington has announced that Calder Stewart will build the new depot in Masterton, Wairarapa as part of its Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) programmed.

An Invercargill photographer has transformed her career into social work after completing her degree through Open Polytechnic's distance learning programme. Kayla Brady was the student speaker at Thursday's graduation ceremony at Wigram Airforce Museum in Christchurch, where 106 South Island students received their qualifications from New

More than 40 Southland businesses are helping build the region's new museum, bringing local expertise to one of Invercargill's most significant construction projects. Invercargill City Council Group Manager Capital Portfolio Jamie Garnett said local trades, material suppliers and product providers are playing key roles in constructing

A Southland dairy farmer is revolutionising agricultural education by partnering with Telford to deliver New Zealand's first app-based farming qualifications. Tangaroa Walker, founder of the popular Farm 4 Life app, has teamed up with the agricultural campus to offer the Certificate in Farming Systems and Equipment (Level 3)

Invercargill City Council is looking to introduce number plate recognition technology for parking enforcement as part of efforts to modernise operations and improve safety for staff. The council has issued a tender for vehicle-mounted technology that would work alongside handheld devices, following reports last year that parking wardens sometimes needed

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is making an urgent appeal for more Southlanders to host Pink Ribbon Breakfasts this month, as the charity faces a potential funding shortfall that could impact vital support services. With around 240 women across Southland and Otago diagnosed with breast cancer each year, the foundation says

Auckland artist Chloe Blades will open her largest exhibition yet at He Waka Tuia tonight, bringing a deeply personal exploration of modern womanhood to Invercargill. The exhibition, titled 'I put the flowers there so it looked like I had my life together', showcases Blades' journey into visual