Southland

This week, the Gore District Council took a pivotal step by deciding to concentrate on a comprehensive Annual Plan for the forthcoming year, rather than extending its vision to a 10-year framework. This move is a direct response to the government’s recent allowance for local bodies to postpone their

Southland shearer Leon Samuels became the first South Islander to win the Golden Shears Open shearing title in 35 years in a dramatic six-man final of 20 sheep each in Masterton on Saturday night. The winner of the New Zealand Shears Open final in Te Kuiti last April and thus a member of the New […]

The Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club celebrated a significant milestone on Saturday, 17 February, with the official opening of its latest addition to their Rural Heritage Centre in Thornbury. The event was graced by the presence of Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds and Southland District Mayo

A new program, funded by the Central Government, aims to assist young people in rural Southland find employment. Launched in Riverton, Te Anau, and Winton, the initiative comes under the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) Community Employment Programme, a collaboration between Local Government New Zea

Southland celebrates Heritage Month during March and as part of those celebrations the Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club’s Rural Haritage Centre in Thornbury will be open to the public on both Saturday and Sunday throughout the month. The centre houses the recently opened and highly acclaim

Police are actively investigating a suspicious house fire in Waikaia and are in search of two vehicles believed to be connected to the incident. The fire, which occurred at a property on Elswick Street shortly after midnight on Wednesday, caused significant damage to the house. Fortunately, there we

Water samples taken from the Waituna Lagoon following its opening to the sea on 31 January show water clarity has improved across all four long-term monitoring sites to within normal range, while salinity and conductivity have increased. “Visual observations at the time of sampling by experienced te

Fonterra has announced a strategic move to merge its New Zealand (FBNZ) and Australia operations, creating a unified entity named Fonterra Oceania. This announcement, made on 19 February via a New Zealand Exchange filing, marks a significant shift in the dairy co-operative’s approach to the trans-Ta