Eight rural enthusiasts will pit their agricultural, practical and business know›how skills at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Otago/Southland regional final in Wyndham on April 9. The day, being held at the A&P Showgrounds from 8am, is open to the public. The evening part of the com› petition
AFTER being lost to the city for more than 60 years, an Invercargill tram is returning home to be restored to its former glory. The Macdonald family — David, Sally, James and Fiona — have donated tram 16 to the Bill Richard› son Transport World. It was one of 16 trams which use to run […]
Southland-based electricity network management company, PowerNet, reaches a new milestone this week as Otago Power Services Ltd (OPSL) is fully integrated into the company, bringing significant benefits in customer service, skills, resources and business efficiencies. PowerNet staff (left to right)
At approximately 11.40am hours on Wednesday, 3 March 2016, a Mosgiel Police patrol was advised of a car that was leaving the forecourt of the BP service station who had not paid for fuel. The car accelerated away, however police managed to track it to a nearby street with assistance from members of
Five PowerNet staff are lending their skills and expertise to the international recovery effort underway in Fiji following the devastating Cyclone Winston. A PowerNet team of five line mechanics will travel to Fiji on Saturday 2 April and spend up to three weeks in the country’s second largest city,
So sad today to read reports that British comedian and TV star Ronnie Corbett has passed away. Little arguement, and he was little, that The Two Ronnies with the late Ronnie Barker was his finest work. He came to NZ a few times and more recently has been a guest on The Graham Norton Show […]
Veteran broadcaster and former Country Calendar producer and director Frank Torley has died. Frank, 75, died peacefully yesterday morning after a short, sharp battle with cancer, his family said. Country Calendar was popular by townies just as much as country folk who worked on the land. Frank retir
On the corner of Victoria Ave & Liffey street (opp MacDonalds & Invercargill Prison) the cities 4th Subway with a drive through is being constructed. Currently there are Subways at Wachner place, South city & Windsor. Here’s a demo of a Subway with a drive through in the USA. https://www.youtube.com
