Southland

The Invercargill Licensing Trust made a $780,000 profit in November, which was only slightly less than in 2019 – despite there being no large conferences booked after Covid-19. In a report from the chief executive for its monthly meeting today, Chris Ramsay said the year to date profit was currently

Hopes the thousands of tonnes of toxic waste stored in Mataura would be removed this year are now gone. The Environment Court mediation between the Environmental Defence Society and the waste’s producer New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and their owner Rio Tinto continued this week. The society had hop

Southland Mayors and their Deputies, the Chair of Environment Southland and Deputy together with local iwi met with Cabinet Ministers Grant Robertson and Megan Woods in Invercargill today. Mayor of Gore District Tracy Hicks, speaking as the Chair of the Southland Mayoral Forum said the meeting was u

Some residents in Otago and Southland woke to freezing temperatures and fresh snow with more falling this morning. The unusual weather event comes as parts of the North Island are recording temperatures above 20 degrees. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said a cold front was making i

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), Degree Graduation Ceremony takes place today at the Civic Theatre in Invercargill; the guest speaker is a successful entrepreneur and SIT graduate who says studying gave her the self-confidence to start her own company, and helped pave the pathway to success f

Dreams for a new charity hospital in Invercargill are one step closer to reality with the first strike of a sledgehammer. The mission is to transform a suburban pub into a hospital where Southlanders who aren’t covered by the Southern District Health Board can access colonoscopies and dental care fo

Great South is holding two free one-day information sessions in Te Anau this month for those wanting work in hospitality and tourism over the summer. The sessions, where local hospitality and tourism businesses will talk about the kind of work they do and the skills required, will be held at the Dis

Nancy Jiang and Daniel Jones have taken out a weather-affected 33rd edition of the Kepler Challenge mountain race in Te Anau. Jones cruised to his third win in as many years, while Jiang had to hold off a determined challenge from defending champion and six-time winner Ruby Muir over a 59km alternat