Distinction Hotels is pushing ahead with its plans for a new 4.5 star, 150 room hotel in the Invercargill City Centre, and owner Geoff Thomson said he doesn’t care what it costs. The Invercargill-based businessman owns Distinction Hotels all over New Zealand including Dunedin and Te Anau, and addres

SBS Bank Academy Southland continues to offer opportunities beyond athlete support. Along with the two-year programme which provides Southland’s best young sporting talent with ongoing development in nutrition, mental skills, strength and conditioning and athlete life, a strong internship programme

International student numbers at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have decreased since Covid 19. Across the country, the pandemic has seen numbers fall from 50,920 in 2020 to 39,005 in 2021 – a decrease of 23%. International students were once New Zealand’s fifth biggest export earner, bri

Southland Allied, Public Health and scientific and technical staff have been picketing every Friday since March, and tonight they are off the job for a 24-hour strike. Raising public awareness about fair pay and treatment, the group said Southlanders deserve to know how undervalued the staff are who

The Trident Homes Tactix have climbed into the top four with a stunning 61-56 win against the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Christchurch. The absorbing match developed into a goal-for-goal encounter giving the Cantabrian crowd plenty of impact on proceedings. Tactix captain Kimiora Poi led the

Hey there team. Bit of a grey dreary weekend so hope that these gems brighten things up as we mark NZ Music Month. Just so many great tunes floating about from all decades so I put three in, couldn’t help myself. https://youtu.be/bBKt3TkEIKw First up it’s Loxene Gold Disc winner Alison Durbin’s I Ha

The financial blow dealt to southern sporting franchises by Covid-19 has prompted additional support from Community Trust South. The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel, Southland Sharks and Southland Stags each received an additional one-off payment of $10,000 when their respective three-yearly funding

Uncles food trailer has only been operating a year in Southland, but already it is becoming a household name. On Thursday the Invercargill family business spent the day feeding the Ohai community, and donated all of its takings ($6026) towards police officer Steve Ioane, who is fighting Stage 4 lung