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The Hawthorndale Care Village has signed an agreement with The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) to build one of the 13 care homes in the proposed new village. This is a significant financial contribution to the construction of The Hawthorndale Care Village.  SIT trades faculty staff and studen

UPDATE: SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden Highway is now OPEN and the earlier crash has now been cleared. A serious incident has been reported to emergency services in this area. SH 6 Between Lumsden and Lowther. NZTA advises to please delay your journey or use an alternative route. A Fire and Emergency spoke

The Southland Museum and Art Gallery (SMAG) Trust Board at its meeting on April 2 resolved to publicly release museum consultant Tim Walker’s report entitled Reinventing the Southland Museum. The report was received by the SMAG board in June 2019 but was not released due to several factors, includin

A vehicle travelling at excessive speed on State Highway One near Woodlands, failed to stop for Police when signalled to, around 8.40am Sunday morning. A police spokesman confirmed a pursuit was initiated and the offender came to a stop on Second Street, Kennington where the driver was arrested. A m

The Southland Charity Hospital Trust has received a generous $100,000 donation from an unnamed donor, and the timing couldn’t be better. The trust was set up by Blair and Melissa Vining before Blair lost his battle with cancer. The goal was to make sure that Southlanders could access medical care wh

The Southland Housing Action Forum (SHAF) remains grateful for the support of its funders; Community Trust South, ILT, Southland Chamber of Commerce and SBS Bank, all of whom remain committed to supporting community projects such as SHAF. Support from these funders has helped make the vision of SHAF

With fantastic weather and a decent crowd, the yearly Steampunk Teapot Racing event presented by What’s On Invers, held on Sunday near the band rotunda in Queens Park was deemed a success. Lots of fun for all ages. Eight entrants were ready and waiting at 2pm for the event to kick off, with an excit

The sound of bagpipes was ringing out across Invercargill yesterday (Friday 13th) and continues today, as Invercargill and the ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band plays host to the 2020 Pipe On In New Zealand Championships. Pipe bands from across the country, including Invercargill, will be