A lucky Powerball player from Otago will be celebrating in style after winning $8.25 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Central Otago. The prize is made up of $8 million from Powerball First Division and $250,0
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, a leading dairy company, has had a promising start to the 2023/24 financial year. They’ve increased their expected price for milk, known as the Farmgate Milk Price, to an average of $7.50 per kgMS. This is a 25-cent rise from their previous estimate, now ranging betw
The Invercargill City Council recently communicated the outcome regarding the future of the Bluff Club Hotel. Jonathan Shaw, the Council’s Group Manager for Consenting and Environment, provided a statement on this matter. Paula Costello, serving as an independent commissioner, delivered her decision
One councillor called it a blessing for a scrap metal yard. It was meant to be a positive PR exercise by the Invercargill City Council for the opening of a new battery disposal site, but judging by the reaction around the room today, many were far from impressed. Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell started th
It was six of the best for Daniel Jones as he and Katie Morgan successfully defended their Kepler Challenge mountain running titles in Te Anau today. Jones’ sixth straight victory saw him equal the record for most Kepler titles alongside Russell Hurring, who won six in a row from 1990 to 1995, and R
A lucky Powerball player from Otago will be celebrating in style after winning $8.25 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Central Otago. The prize is made up of $8 million from Powerball First Division and $250,0
There is certainly no shortage of activity around Invercargill at the moment, with new stores opening, familiar names relocating and several major fit-outs well underway.
This week saw a significant milestone as Plaza SuperValue on Yarrow Street officially relaunched as FreshChoice Plaza. The refreshed supermarket marks another chapter for the
Stan Larsen spent 37 years teaching engineering at SIT. Last Wednesday, his colleagues finally said goodbye.
Larsen, who is "comfortably into my 80s", was farewelled at a staff morning tea on June 10 after retiring from the Southern Institute of Technology, where he has taught pre-trade engineering, apprentices
Invercargill's gaming lounge Orion PC's has moved out of the city centre into Windsor to better target its teenage audience.
Started by Ray Luck two years ago, the new move also offers the business a stronger footprint for its store setup, featuring two rollercoaster simulators, and
"I am more of a funeral kind of man than a wedding kind of man."
These were the opening lines of my dad's speech at my wedding — true story!
As we waited with bated breath for the speech to unfold, it was either going to be
A lucky Powerball player from Otago will be celebrating in style after winning $8.25 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Central Otago. The prize is made up of $8 million from Powerball First Division and $250,0
This Christmas, Invercargill Central is partnering with Family Works to ensure children in need in Southland have presents to open. Irene Te Koeti and Kris Wallis from Family Works highlight the financial stress many families face during Christmas, and this initiative aims to alleviate some of that
Preparations are well advanced for Bluff’s Christmas celebration with the annual Parade and Christmas In The Bluff Gala Day scheduled for Sunday 10 December. The Santa Parade, organised by Bluff Promotions, kicks off the day, starting at the top end of Gore Street (SH1) at the corner of Liffey Stree
International assignments are next on the agenda for Southland track cyclists Caitlin Kelly, Marshall Erwood and Magnus Jamieson. The three SBS Bank Academy Southland riders were all members of the New Zealand junior world championships team earlier this year. Caitlin, a bronze medallist in the keir
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, a leading dairy company, has had a promising start to the 2023/24 financial year. They’ve increased their expected price for milk, known as the Farmgate Milk Price, to an average of $7.50 per kgMS. This is a 25-cent rise from their previous estimate, now ranging betw
The Invercargill City Council recently communicated the outcome regarding the future of the Bluff Club Hotel. Jonathan Shaw, the Council’s Group Manager for Consenting and Environment, provided a statement on this matter. Paula Costello, serving as an independent commissioner, delivered her decision
One councillor called it a blessing for a scrap metal yard. It was meant to be a positive PR exercise by the Invercargill City Council for the opening of a new battery disposal site, but judging by the reaction around the room today, many were far from impressed. Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell started th
It was six of the best for Daniel Jones as he and Katie Morgan successfully defended their Kepler Challenge mountain running titles in Te Anau today. Jones’ sixth straight victory saw him equal the record for most Kepler titles alongside Russell Hurring, who won six in a row from 1990 to 1995, and R
