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Funding Boost For Local Pharmacies
Funding Boost For Local Pharmacies
Opinion   -   Jul 15, 2026

It’s so positive to see Invercargill and Southland community pharmacies receiving a funding boost to help more local people access timely healthcare closer to home. From Riverton, to South City, local people rely on their community pharmacies – they’re so often the first port of call for advice and

Fiordland Wapiti Herd Gets Historic NZ First
Fiordland Wapiti Herd Gets Historic NZ First
News   -   Jul 14, 2026

New Zealand's first herd of special interest has been officially designated — and it's in Fiordland. The Fiordland wapiti herd has been granted herd of special interest (HOSI) status, a recognition that locks in hunter-led management of the herd and gives the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation a formal,

Paddon Brings WRC Form to Southland Rally
Paddon Brings WRC Form to Southland Rally
News   -   Jul 12, 2026

The Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship, has scored a major coup with the entry of top New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon into the event on Saturday 18 July. Paddon, the first kiwi to win a World Rally Championship (WRC)

Battery Fires on the Rise in Southland
Battery Fires on the Rise in Southland
Southland   -   Jul 12, 2026

Twelve fires in a year. All started by batteries. And that's just locally. Nationally, lithium-ion battery incidents have more than doubled in recent years — a trend that makes Southland's twelve fires feel less like a local quirk and more like a symptom of something bigger. Southland

SSCC Awards Night Honours Top Southland Drivers
SSCC Awards Night Honours Top Southland Drivers
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 10, 2026

Liam MacDonald of Invercargill has taken the Southland Sports Car Club Champions Trophy for the thirteenth time. His achievement was recognised at the club's 2024/2025 season prizegiving at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Monday night. MacDonald first won the trophy in 2013 and has won it every

Simmonds Proud as SIT Marks 25 Years
Simmonds Proud as SIT Marks 25 Years
News   -   Jul 10, 2026

The 25 year celebration of the Southern Institute of Technology's zero fees scheme this week, is a timely reminder of its significance to our province, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. "This scheme effectively changed the face of tertiary education in the South and boosted economic growth, with

Cromwell Driver Makes Rally Debut at Home
Cromwell Driver Makes Rally Debut at Home
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 07, 2026

Josh Cooper of Cromwell, a competitor in the upcoming Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship, started his motorsport journey in Invercargill. He first competed in ClubSport events, winning several class titles as well as being named the Junior Driver Of

Small Southland Town Chases Nurse Funding
Small Southland Town Chases Nurse Funding
Community   -   Jul 07, 2026

Nightcaps is trying to hold onto its nurse — but the fundraiser has barely started and locals haven't felt the pinch yet. The Nightcaps Medical Centre has had nursing services for 35 years. WellSouth Primary Health Network funded a nurse for 20 hours a week until March. Now that

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