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ACT leader David Seymour was in Invercargill on Sunday evening along with ACT Rural spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT’s firearms spokeswoman Nicole McKee. All three spoke at a meeting on Sunday evening and released a number of policies including climate change, water, and forestry in Southland today

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) graduate Stefenpon Sitindjak has been selected as a finalist in an international brand cooking competition. The chef who’s passionate about food is looking forward to flying the flag of his home nation, by adding an authentic Indonesian twist to his particular

TVNZ’s new poll out tonight shows Labour and the National Party both dropping, while the minority parties gain some more support. Labour is down 5 percentage points to 48 percent, and National is down 1 percentage point to 31 percent. ACT is up 2 percentage point to 7 percent, Green up 1 point to 6

The government has announced more border exemptions and visa changes to help get specialised workers in the country and fill labour shortages in key sectors. Class exceptions have been established for border entry for a limited number of veterinarians, deep sea fishing crew, as well as agricultural

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Three people are in hospital with Covid-19, one each in Middle, North Shore and Auckland City hospitals. The total number of active cases is 61, 32 of those are community cases. That brings the total numbe

National says it will double the size of the tech sector in 10 years, if elected, with a $1.29 billion plan that aims to create at least 100,000 new jobs. Among the party’s aims in its Tech 2030 plan is the ambition to develop “the world’s most tech-friendly regulation”. National wants to increase t

Heavy rain in the west and gale northwesterlies in the east of southern and central New Zealand. An active front is forecast to move north across southern and central New Zealand during today (Tuesday) and Wednesday, bringing periods of heavy rain to the west and gale northwesterlies in the east. Wa

Awarua Synergy is chipping in with a donation to a new Invercargill food bank this week, chief executive Sumaria Beaton says. Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust was launching a new food bank called Pataka Oranga in Invercargill and the team at Awarua Synergy were keen to help out with a do