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New Zealand’s fledgling sheep milk industry has received a significant boost today with approval of the business case for a new Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programme between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Spring Sheep Milk Co. The new ‘Sheep – Horizon Three’ PGP programme aims to

Growing demand for the accommodation and support provided by Ronald McDonald House South Island (RMHSI) in Invercargill and Christchurch has seen SBS Bank today announce an increase to its sponsorship at both facilities. In 2015 RMHSI provided support for more than 1,000 families of sick children ac

Southland Police are looking for these three guys, if you can help please contact Southland District Police. Southland Police want to locate Thomas Kepa PINEKI on a warrant to arrest. PINEKI is 22 years of age, and of solid build. Southland Police want to locate Eddie Malcolm WILLIAMS on a warrant t

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 50 cents to $4.75 per kgMS. When combined with the forecast earnings per share range for the 2017 financial year of 50 to 60 cents, the total payout available to farmers in the current season is forecast

Aussie Pizza chain to open 2nd city store corner of Elles Road & Martin Street, (old Ave a Cut) late early September. Domino’s SouthCity store site. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz Local gourmet burger outfit Devil Burger plan to open a Southcity store in September. Devil Burger site for their new SouthCity

The Awarua Communications Museum will soon have the perfect narrative companion with the launch of a book documenting the history of the Awarua Radio Station. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz The book is laid out in scrapbook fashion and covers the stations operational period between 1913 and 1991; included

The Invercargill City Council’s new Licensing Alcohol Policy (LAP), which affects the way alcohol is sold and supplied in the city, partially comes into effect on August 30. The LAP was made under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to allow for local views around alcohol to be considered, said

The Invercargill Licensing Trust has produced a healthy profit for the 2015/2016 financial year, exceeding budget expectations. General manager Greg Mulvey said the ILT (Parent) pre-tax operating surplus, before grants, was $8.462 million – considerably higher than last year’s result of $6.844 milli