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SIT Research Manager Finalist in Women of Influence 2020 Awards

Southland - Oct 19, 2020

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Research Manager, Sally Bodkin-Allen is a Woman of Influence. The Southland born-and-bred educator has been named as an Arts & Culture finalist in New Zealand’s Women of Influence Awards for 2020. Dr Bodkin-Allen has a pedigree of engaging with the community in

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Voting Locations – Southland Electorate

Elections - Oct 18, 2020

The days and hours that advance voting places are open vary. Please check the opening hours before you vote. On election day, Saturday 17 October, all voting places are open from 9am to 7pm. For more information go to elections.nz For the Maori Electorates go here Candidates for the 2020 General Ele

Defending Champion Has Sights Set On Tour Of Southland Hat Trick

Southland - Oct 17, 2020

Winning one SBS Bank Tour of Southland title is a major achievement for any cyclist. Defending tour champion Michael Vink is coming into the 2020 tour with his sights set on a third yellow jersey in as many years. The first win was a long time coming, as Vink finished in the runner-up position twice

Weather Warning: Strong Winds, Gales For Southland

Weather - Oct 16, 2020

Heavy rain and northwest gales in the far south today A front preceded by a strong and moist north to northwest flow moves onto the far south of the South Island this afternoon. This front is expected to bring a period of heavy northerly rain to Fiordland, and north to northwest gales to exposed par

Cartoon of the Day – The Final Push

Funstuff - Oct 16, 2020

Cartoon of the Day: The Final Push Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Southland - Oct 19, 2020 SIT Research Manager Finalist in Women of Influence 2020 Awards

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Elections - Oct 18, 2020 Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern – ‘We will be a party that governs for every New Zealander’ by Mike Sanford

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Weekend Gig Guide 13 – 16 August

Gig Guide - Aug 13, 2026

Sunday's the big one this week — Waikiwi Tavern's Great Pub Cash Giveaway Draw dishes out a share of $13,000 between 3–5pm, timed neatly around Stags v Waikato on the big screen from 2:05pm. Saturday brings DJ Awhe back to The Loney, Euphoria live

Southland Science Fair Turns 40

News - Aug 12, 2026

Two hundred and fifty student projects. Forty years. And for the first time, the sponsors are competing too. The NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair opens to the public this Wednesday, marking four decades of the region's biggest student science event. Running August 11 to 14 at a

Milford Millions to Fund Southland Toilet Upgrades

News - Aug 10, 2026

Southland District Council is spending its $1 million Milford Sound windfall on public toilets. Council agreed at its meeting on Wednesday to direct the money — received from selling its two percent shareholding in Milford Sound Tourism Limited — toward renewing and upgrading public toilets along the main tourist route through Southland

Nightcaps Teacher's Songs Get Animated

News - Aug 10, 2026

A Nightcaps music teacher's songs, written nearly two decades ago and largely sitting in a drawer, are now animated videos watched by children across the country — thanks to a collaboration with SIT's screen arts programme in Invercargill. Nicky Fryer, a teacher aide and music teacher at