An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o
Southland rider Tom Sexton heads to his European cycling base buoyed with a bunch of podium performances on the track and road as he begins his journey to next year’s Paris Olympics. Sexton will join up with his Bolton Equities Black Spoke road team, bringing with him a bunch of medals for New Zeala
A new construction trades training scholarship for Māori and Pasifika students from SIT – Business Division of Te Pūkenga, will see them help to build the new Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon Education Centre this year. The Ngā Puna Wai Programme was developed during 2022 in conjunction with Awarua Rūna
Excitement is building in Invercargill as the iconic Pork Pie Charity Run is set to arrive on Wednesday, April 5th. Participants will be driving down the main road from the cemetery around the Troopers memorial roundabout and back to the Ascot Park Hotel, with organisers aiming for a 4pm arrival to
Invercargill Police have made two arrests in connection with a firearms incident that took place on Half Mile Road, Tuatapere earlier this week. The incident was reported to the police at around 11 pm on Wednesday, prompting them to launch an investigation. The Armed Offenders Squad assisted the pol
An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o
ACT wants disruptive students removed from classrooms — and is proposing a law to make it happen.
ACT candidate Paul Henry announced the policy on Sunday, pitching it as straightforward: if a student disrupts the class and won't stop, the teacher directs them out. Refuse, and consequences follow.
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Twelve Southland businesses are in the running for this year's export awards, with the 2026 finalists announced across three categories.
Export Southland chair Jamie May said the applications showed what the region's export community is actually capable of.
"Southland businesses have never let distance limit
A Winton-raised military chaplain has been recognised for building a support system for SAS families that the New Zealand Defence Force has now adopted across its operations.
Chaplain Class 3 Rich Lander received a Chief of Army Commendation in Auckland last week, following four years attached to the 1st New
Some kids at Invercargill Middle School now wait to see if their favourite resident is available before they'll start reading. That's not a bad outcome for a literacy programme.
Enliven Southland has launched a pilot initiative — Enliven Literacy with Legends — pairing Walmsley House care home residents
An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o
Things aren’t exactly going to plan on the scoreboard for the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel but head coach Reinga Bloxham wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. “I always say it’s such a privilege to be in this role and it truly is. I don’t think there is any place I would rather be right […]
In a recent poll conducted by What’s On Invers, Invercargill ratepayers have shown a clear preference for the status quo when it comes to the voting age and electoral system. The poll, which had two questions, asked if the voting age should be lowered to 16 from 18 years and whether the current FPP
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today revised its 2022/23 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from NZ$8.20 – $8.80 per kgMS to NZ$8.00 – $8.60 per kgMS. This reduces the midpoint of the range by 20 cents from $8.50 to $8.30 per kgMS. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says the change reflects short-te
Southland rider Tom Sexton heads to his European cycling base buoyed with a bunch of podium performances on the track and road as he begins his journey to next year’s Paris Olympics. Sexton will join up with his Bolton Equities Black Spoke road team, bringing with him a bunch of medals for New Zeala
A new construction trades training scholarship for Māori and Pasifika students from SIT – Business Division of Te Pūkenga, will see them help to build the new Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon Education Centre this year. The Ngā Puna Wai Programme was developed during 2022 in conjunction with Awarua Rūna
Excitement is building in Invercargill as the iconic Pork Pie Charity Run is set to arrive on Wednesday, April 5th. Participants will be driving down the main road from the cemetery around the Troopers memorial roundabout and back to the Ascot Park Hotel, with organisers aiming for a 4pm arrival to
Invercargill Police have made two arrests in connection with a firearms incident that took place on Half Mile Road, Tuatapere earlier this week. The incident was reported to the police at around 11 pm on Wednesday, prompting them to launch an investigation. The Armed Offenders Squad assisted the pol
