The arrival of new settlers to western Southland from the other side of the world was marked on Saturday. The ambassador for Hungary, his Excellency Mr László Zsolt Szabó travelled from Wellington to unveil the plaque in less than sparkling weather. The plaque attached to a seat is located near the

Stewart Island Rakiura’s museum was first built in 1960 – to house an abundance of island treasures. Back then, it cost the thousands of tourists coming to the island 50 cents to get in and see the displays which cover early whaling in the area, sealing, boat building, and natural history. But the R

The Department of Internal Affairs has spoken and Invercargill City Mayor Tim Shadbolt has responded. A subdued Shadbolt addressed the media this afternoon sharing his disappointment at the ongoing alleged attack on him by factions within council. The DIA concluded in its review on council that the

Invercargill City Council has put in place an Action Plan to make governance improvements and focus on future progress for the city. The Action Plan is the result of a Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) letter highlighting concerns about governance. DIA requested assurance the Council was taking p

One-off costs including retrospective payments to workers have pulled the meat processor Alliance’s profit before tax down to $7.5 million. This compares with a $20.7m profit before tax in 2019. But before adjusting for one-off events, the farmer-owned co-operative made an underlying profit of $27.4

Great South is playing an essential role in the next launch by Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab company. The north island launch, scheduled for Monday 16 November at 3.00pm, will send 30 satellites 500km into space. The launch is an exciting step for Great South as it is the first time its Space Operations t

Teretonga Park and the Southland Sports Car Club are gearing up for one of their biggest events of the 2020/2021 motor racing season, the Mobil 1 Classic SpeedFest 2021. A popular fixture on the Teretonga Park calendar for over 25 years the Mobil 1 Classic SpeedFest 2021 will take place from 19-21 F

Guns N’ Roses made our collective rock’n’roll dreams come true with 2017’s Not In This Lifetime tour and now Paul Dainty AM, President & CEO of TEG DAINTY is thrilled to announce one of the greatest bands of all time will return to tour Australia & New Zealand in November 2021. As the first stadium