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KiwiSaver Birthday – Are You A Believer?

Business - Jul 04, 2017

It’s the tenth birthday this week of KiwiSaver. Are you a believer? Are you in or not in? They say there is close to half a million eligible people who are not enrolled. Would it help if the Government reintroduced the $1000 KickStart thing? Has KiwiSaver been a success in your view? Mal

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Otama Water Supply Users Vote For New Company To Run Scheme

Southland - Jul 03, 2017

Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks has reiterated the Council’s pledge to support Otama water scheme users take over ownership of the scheme after they voted to end their relationship with the Council. A referendum to decide the future governance and management of the scheme has resulted in a resoundin

Four North Island Lotto Players Win $250,000

News - Jul 02, 2017

It’s not every day you win $250,000 – but today is that day for four Lotto players who won Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Onerahi Bookshop and Lotto in Whangarei The Cutting Bar and Lotto Shop in Auckland Ashby Superette in Auckland a MyLotto play

Table Tennis Success At South Island Teams Tournament

Sport + Motorsport - Jul 01, 2017

The South Island Teams & Canterbury Open Table Tennis Championships were held in Christchurch recently. Junior teams were selected to represent Southland in the U18 Boys, U18 Girls, U15 Boys and U13 Boys age groups at the event which had the largest entries for many years with a total of 37 junior t

Invercargill Middle School success at Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards

Community - Jun 30, 2017

Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, congratulates Invercargill Middle School for winning Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the prestigious Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards last night. “This award is a testament to Invercargill Middle School’s hard work and commitment to education inno

Business - Jul 04, 2017 KiwiSaver Birthday – Are You A Believer?

by Malcolm Gayfer

Weather - Jul 04, 2017 Severe Weatherwatch presented by Petsmart.nz by Mike Sanford

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Southland - Jul 04, 2017 Mataura Stabbing Update – Police Appealing For Information by Mike Sanford

Jul 03, 2017 Hundreds Of Shoppers Help Make Matariki Festival A Great Success by Mike Sanford

Southland - Jul 03, 2017 Otama Water Supply Users Vote For New Company To Run Scheme by Mike Sanford

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Southland Bucks National House Price Slump

Property - Aug 11, 2026

Southland is holding up where most of the country isn't. Seven months into 2026, the region has recorded a 3.1% increase in average home values — one of just three regions in positive territory nationally, alongside Canterbury (1.3%) and Otago (2.8%). Invercargill is up 0.1%

Milford Millions to Fund Southland Toilet Upgrades

News - Aug 10, 2026

Southland District Council is spending its $1 million Milford Sound windfall on public toilets. Council agreed at its meeting on Wednesday to direct the money — received from selling its two percent shareholding in Milford Sound Tourism Limited — toward renewing and upgrading public toilets along the main tourist route through Southland

Nightcaps Teacher's Songs Get Animated

News - Aug 10, 2026

A Nightcaps music teacher's songs, written nearly two decades ago and largely sitting in a drawer, are now animated videos watched by children across the country — thanks to a collaboration with SIT's screen arts programme in Invercargill. Nicky Fryer, a teacher aide and music teacher at

Soap Pranks Cost Council $5000 a Year

News - Aug 09, 2026

Someone keeps turning Invercargill's Gala St fountain into a bubble bath — and it's costing ratepayers more than $5000 a year to clean up. The soap suds prank, a recurring nuisance at the city centre fountain, requires staff to neutralise the foam with vinegar around 50 times