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Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball
Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball
Mar 28, 2026

School ball season is upon us, with Central Southland College students stepping out in style last night. It was a colourful display when Year 12 students gathered, with family and friends at Winton’s Top Pub, prior to attending a ticketed ball parade and the formal event. The annual school

MP Inspired By SIT Visit
MP Inspired By SIT Visit
Education   -   Mar 27, 2026

National Member of Parliament for New Plymouth David MacLeod took a whistle-stop tour of the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) campus recently to view the future-focused facilities. Mr MacLeod took up an invitation from the Minister for Vocational Education and MP for Invercargill, Hon Penny Simmonds, to visit SIT’s

New Intake Announced For 2026 ILT Academy Southland Programme
New Intake Announced For 2026 ILT Academy Southland Programme
Sport + Motorsport   -   Mar 27, 2026

An 11-strong cohort of athletes has been accepted into the 2026 Foundation Year of the ILT Academy Southland programme. The two-year programme, which provides a range of supports for promising young Southland sportspeople including strength and conditioning, mental skills, athlete life and nutrition, is based at ILT Stadium Southland. ILT

Demand Surges For Dementia Care Beds
Demand Surges For Dementia Care Beds
Health & Wellbeing   -   Mar 26, 2026

Strong demand for specialist dementia care in Southland has seen Enliven Southland’s expanded Iona dementia unit reach full capacity within its first year, underlining the urgent need for more psychogeriatric beds across the region. The six additional beds, introduced in March last year, were quickly taken up. Within the

Give Your Pavers a New Lease on Life with Easy Seal
Give Your Pavers a New Lease on Life with Easy Seal
Home & Garden   -   Mar 26, 2026

After pricing up replacing my old courtyard pavers with new charcoal ones, the cost was enough to make me think twice. I needed a Plan B. Dean at Wrens Invercargill on Yarrow Street came to the rescue, suggesting I look at staining them instead with Novex Easy Seal Concrete Stain/

Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball
Mar 28, 2026 Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball

School ball season is upon us, with Central Southland College students stepping out in style last night. It was a colourful display when Year 12 students gathered, with family and friends at Winton’s Top Pub, prior to attending a ticketed ball parade and the formal event. The annual school

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Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball
Night Of Colour At Central Southland College Ball
Mar 28, 2026

School ball season is upon us, with Central Southland College students stepping out in style last night. It was a colourful display when Year 12 students gathered, with family and friends at Winton’s Top Pub, prior to attending a ticketed ball parade and the formal event. The annual school

Government Updates Fuel Plan Amid Uncertainty
Government Updates Fuel Plan Amid Uncertainty
news   -   Mar 27, 2026

The Government has released updated measures under its National Fuel Plan as global uncertainty grows due to conflict in the Middle East. Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones said the changes are designed to ensure New Zealand remains prepared for any disruption to fuel supply. Read

Waikiwi Resurfacing Project Begins Late March
Waikiwi Resurfacing Project Begins Late March
Roading   -   Mar 27, 2026

Roading crews will begin a major resurfacing project on State Highway 6 in Invercargill later this month, with detours in place to manage traffic while work is carried out. The project is set to start on Monday 30 March 2026 and is expected to take about a month to complete.

Black-billed Gulls Poisoned In Te Anau
Black-billed Gulls Poisoned In Te Anau
southland   -   Mar 27, 2026

The Department of Conservation is investigating the poisoning of 10 black-billed gulls in Te Anau. Five of the native birds were found sick on the foreshore in January and were euthanised. Another five had already died. Department of Conservation Te Anau operations manager John Lucas said testing later revealed the

MP Inspired By SIT Visit
MP Inspired By SIT Visit
Education   -   Mar 27, 2026

National Member of Parliament for New Plymouth David MacLeod took a whistle-stop tour of the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) campus recently to view the future-focused facilities. Mr MacLeod took up an invitation from the Minister for Vocational Education and MP for Invercargill, Hon Penny Simmonds, to visit SIT’s

New Intake Announced For 2026 ILT Academy Southland Programme
New Intake Announced For 2026 ILT Academy Southland Programme
Sport + Motorsport   -   Mar 27, 2026

An 11-strong cohort of athletes has been accepted into the 2026 Foundation Year of the ILT Academy Southland programme. The two-year programme, which provides a range of supports for promising young Southland sportspeople including strength and conditioning, mental skills, athlete life and nutrition, is based at ILT Stadium Southland. ILT

Demand Surges For Dementia Care Beds
Demand Surges For Dementia Care Beds
Health & Wellbeing   -   Mar 26, 2026

Strong demand for specialist dementia care in Southland has seen Enliven Southland’s expanded Iona dementia unit reach full capacity within its first year, underlining the urgent need for more psychogeriatric beds across the region. The six additional beds, introduced in March last year, were quickly taken up. Within the

Give Your Pavers a New Lease on Life with Easy Seal
Give Your Pavers a New Lease on Life with Easy Seal
Home & Garden   -   Mar 26, 2026

After pricing up replacing my old courtyard pavers with new charcoal ones, the cost was enough to make me think twice. I needed a Plan B. Dean at Wrens Invercargill on Yarrow Street came to the rescue, suggesting I look at staining them instead with Novex Easy Seal Concrete Stain/

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