A bowel cancer survivor, the mayor of Dunedin and Southern DHB’s commissioner are among those encouraging everyone who is eligible to participate in the National Bowel Screening Programme, launched for the Southern district this week. Their voices joined those of Southern health staff, NGOs and comm
Growth and supporting communities are a key part of business growth and sustainability; these are aspects of business ethos that hold dear to a Southland signwriting company. Creation Signs’ recent purchase of McDermott Signs is a joining of forces to give Southland businesses more variety and to st
A record number of 15 rising race drivers will do battle for two prized seats in the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship on Monday. To win one of two drives, members of the squad will go through on-track familiarisations, fitness tests, interviews in front of the CareVets judging panel, and track drivi
Just four weeks ago Shannon Goldsmith was undertaking a trek to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This weekend he will be competing in the at Sandy Point on the outskirts of Invercargill. It is quite a transition and former Southlander Goldsmith says the best thing is that rather than struggling to
Should dogs be allowed in the Invercargill CBD? Where should dogs be allowed off-leash in the city and Bluff? These are just some of the questions the Invercargill City Council is calling for feedback on as part of consultation on its draft Dog Control Bylaw and Policy. Submissions on the two docume
A bowel cancer survivor, the mayor of Dunedin and Southern DHB’s commissioner are among those encouraging everyone who is eligible to participate in the National Bowel Screening Programme, launched for the Southern district this week. Their voices joined those of Southern health staff, NGOs and comm
Paul Claridge - Ace helicopter pilot for Southland Helicopters passed away just recently at a way too young age and leaves behind a partner in Cara and young family. Southland Helicopters posted, with over 10,000 flying hours under his belt, he was an exceptionally skilled and respected pilot, whose
Jack Heslip also took out the Junior World Ball trap title in the UK this year, and has been selected to represent New Zealand in a 3-person junior team vs Australia in Sydney in mid-January.
A bowel cancer survivor, the mayor of Dunedin and Southern DHB’s commissioner are among those encouraging everyone who is eligible to participate in the National Bowel Screening Programme, launched for the Southern district this week. Their voices joined those of Southern health staff, NGOs and comm
On Thursday 26 April a celebration of 40 years of Nursing was held at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). The Nursing department welcomed graduates and staff who have walked the halls and been a part of the SIT nursing experience throughout the past 40 years back to campus to share afternoon tea
We’re probably never going to get that real, actual ABBA reunion we all desperately want, so we will just have to make do with virtual Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Fridas instead. The iconic pop group split up all the way back in 1982 and have occasionally had one-off reunions over the years. However,
The Southland Regional World Skills in Automotive Technology Competition for 2018 has been run across two days (Thursday 26 and Friday 27 April) in Invercargill. Part of the greater World Skills Competition, regional events, national finals and then bi-annually, the international competition, are he
Growth and supporting communities are a key part of business growth and sustainability; these are aspects of business ethos that hold dear to a Southland signwriting company. Creation Signs’ recent purchase of McDermott Signs is a joining of forces to give Southland businesses more variety and to st
A record number of 15 rising race drivers will do battle for two prized seats in the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship on Monday. To win one of two drives, members of the squad will go through on-track familiarisations, fitness tests, interviews in front of the CareVets judging panel, and track drivi
Just four weeks ago Shannon Goldsmith was undertaking a trek to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This weekend he will be competing in the at Sandy Point on the outskirts of Invercargill. It is quite a transition and former Southlander Goldsmith says the best thing is that rather than struggling to
Should dogs be allowed in the Invercargill CBD? Where should dogs be allowed off-leash in the city and Bluff? These are just some of the questions the Invercargill City Council is calling for feedback on as part of consultation on its draft Dog Control Bylaw and Policy. Submissions on the two docume
