* SIT enrolments have risen by 19% in January 2025 compared to the previous year. * Trades, Health and Well-being, and Applied Management are among the most popular courses. * The SIT Zero Fees Scheme continues, helping students access debt-free education. Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) has kicked off 2025 with a significant

* Optimus robots will enter mass production in 2025, scaling to 500,000 units by 2029. * Tesla’s manufacturing efficiency will rapidly lower costs while sharing components with Tesla vehicles. * Optimus production requires significantly fewer materials, increasing resource efficiency compared to Tesla cars. Tesla is gearing up to transform the future

New Zealand’s southern most rodeo event is happening at Sandy Point this Saturday, with an expected crowd of around 3000. The Southland Rodeo Association Inc is part of a southern circuit that includes Lawrence, Outram, Mataura, Wanaka. Millers Flat, and Ranfurly. The club had about 30 members and was

* The RNZAF will retire its C-130H Hercules fleet after nearly 60 years of service. * The aircraft played a key role in military, humanitarian, and disaster relief missions worldwide. * A farewell flypast over New Zealand will mark the fleet’s final journey. No. 40 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air

* Police have identified the man who died in the Fairlight crash as Thomas George Murdoch. * The 29-year-old was from Frankton, and police have extended condolences to his loved ones. * Investigations into the cause of the crash are still ongoing. Police have released the name of the man who died in

As the school year begins, students at eight Southland schools are taking part in a new $3 million trial to help bring their maths up to speed, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. The targeted acceleration programme aims to give Year 7 and 8 students at 145 schools across the country

Invercargill driver Alex Crosbie in his Castrol Toyota FT-60 recorded three tenth place finishes during Round 4 of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (CTFROC) at his home circuit, Teretonga Park in Invercargill, this weekend.  In two of the three races he made up positions from his qualifying

Mac Templeton of Prebbleton in Canterbury continued his recent good form with a strong win in the opening race of Round 1 of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing National Series at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Saturday. The round is also the third and penultimate round of the category’