Sean Plunket from The Platform New Zealand speaks to Nation education spokeswoman Penny Simmonds about the Te Pūkenga disaster. Labour’s mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga is a shambles that couldn’t have come at a worse time amid New Zealand’s growing skills shortage, National’s Tertiary Education spokesp

Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time. The initiative, which originates from the UK, links farmers with primary and intermediate school children through virtual classroom sessions using video call tech

More than 1200 people are convoying to Invercargill this week for the 2022 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships, at ILT Stadium Southland. 870-odd athletes have qualified their way to the championships where they will be battling it out over the next four days for national titles in aerobics, men’s

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The Gore District Council is calling on the Government to conduct a national referendum to prove it has the mandate to go ahead with the Three Waters reform. Councillors today unanimously endorsed a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Selection Committee opposing the Government’s model for Thr

Environment Southland has discovered Didemnum vexillum, commonly known as carpet sea squirt, at two locations in the waters around Rakiura/Stewart Island, as well as a further discovery of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) at a new site. Carpet sea squirt is an exclusion pest under

National Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie had his first taste of Castrol Toyota Racing Series power recently when he tested the current Toyota FT-60 as part of his prize as champion. The Southland Boys High School pupil took the wheel for the first time on a challenging day of weather at Hampton D

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