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Needing extra time to find a winner, in a first for the season, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel edged a gallant Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56-53 in a drama-filled and intense outing in Dunedin on Saturday. With the scores tied 51-all at the end of regular time, extra

More than 650 secondary school students descended on Southern Institute of Technology last Friday to see what happens after school ends. The open day at Hansen Hall showcased SIT's 190-plus courses across everything from electrical and automotive to beauty therapy and nursing. Students from 30 schools across the

The New Zealand Rally Championship returns to the roads of Southland in July when the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland takes place. Organised by the Eastern Southland Car Club the event will take place on Saturday 18 July with a ceremonial start scheduled for Friday 17 July at Invercargill Central

New World is dumping its Clubcard for a new rewards scheme that works across three supermarket chains. Club+ launches June 15, combining New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square into a single customer platform for the first time. The move reflects how most people already shop — bouncing between different

Jill Bolger has been awarded the Sir Lance Cross Award for Exceptional Services to Basketball after more than 40 years shaping the sport in Southland and nationally. The veteran administrator helped establish the Southland Sharks in 2010 and has driven the franchise's operations ever since. Her fingerprints are

South Port has a new chief executive. Derek Nind will take over as CEO on July 27, replacing Nigel Gear who steps down at the end of May after 8.5 years leading the Bluff port company. Nind brings deep port experience to the role. He previously served as chief

Former Labour Cabinet minister Stuart Nash has officially joined New Zealand First and will contest the Napier electorate seat in the 2026 general election. The announcement marks a dramatic political shift for Nash, who held Napier for Labour across three terms from 2014 to 2023 before being sacked from Cabinet

The Government has unveiled a $1.2 billion loan scheme to help thousands of New Zealand businesses move away from dwindling natural gas supplies while protecting local jobs. The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme will see the Crown guarantee 80% of each supported loan, enabling banks to offer lower interest