Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) has secured the Invercargill City Council contract for recycling services for the next 18 months. SdE general manager Hamish McMurdo said it was pleasing that SdE staff could continue to provide the services that were so important to the community. “Many of ou
The Government recently announced a free training initiative through the Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is providing a range of courses, as well as the benefit of accommodation bursaries to all enrolling students at their Invercargill cam
Statement from the family of Hunter MacIntosh: Our son, Hunter Arthur MacIntosh, was nine years old when he tragically died in his bedroom on 30 October last year. Today is about Hunter. As you have heard in Court he was very much loved by so many and this tragedy has been overwhelming and devastati
An Ōtautau teenager will spend at least 11 years behind bars for the murder of a nine-year-old boy Hunter MacIntosh. The offender can now be revealed as Daniel Cameron. The 16-year-old lost name suppression at today’s sentencing in the High Court in Invercargill. Cameron, then 15, strangled and stab
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities in the country today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are still no cases reported from the community. Both cases have been in managed isolation since they arrived and
Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) has secured the Invercargill City Council contract for recycling services for the next 18 months. SdE general manager Hamish McMurdo said it was pleasing that SdE staff could continue to provide the services that were so important to the community. “Many of ou
Career firefighters in the south will be close to their 50th strike action protest within the next few weeks, with a nationally co-ordinated event being organised to mark the event.
The industrial dispute between Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be
SIT's Zero Fees Scheme turns 25 this year, and the story of how it started still sounds like a gamble that nearly didn't happen.
Southern Institute of Technology held a celebration at Hansen Hall last Thursday to mark the milestone, bringing together community leaders, business partners,
An opportunity to see the cars close up, get some autographs from the drivers and then watch the field take the Ceremonial Start this Friday on Esk Street, outside Invercargill Central in Invercargill will set the scene for the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland which takes place on Saturday.
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Whittaker's has gone full childhood nostalgia with its latest limited-edition block — white chocolate loaded with bubblegum flavouring and actual gumdrops.
The Gumdrop Block hits supermarket shelves Monday. It's made with Whittaker's 28% cocoa white chocolate and contains five different gumdrop flavours scattered through the
Big weekend across the city. Friday night the Diagonals play Live in the Lobby at Two Doors Down, The Company take the stage at the Ascot Sports Bar, and Jetset headline at Waxy's. Saturday, the All Blacks take on Ireland on big screens across the city, The Diagonals
Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) has secured the Invercargill City Council contract for recycling services for the next 18 months. SdE general manager Hamish McMurdo said it was pleasing that SdE staff could continue to provide the services that were so important to the community. “Many of ou
The City Block development is back on track with the Invercargill City Council agreeing to go ahead with the $46 million investment. The public has been consulted and council deliberated over the 462 submissions on Tuesday last week, following a hearing on June 17. More than 60% of the community was
Heritage Properties NZ have exposed the foundations of the first brick building in Invercargill, which was constructed in 1863 under the former ASB building on Esk Street. An Archaeology investigation is currently taking place. The brick walls are part of the first brick building erected in Invercar
Southland rugby great Leicester Rutledge, world junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin and Invercargill physiotherapist Karl McDonald have been honoured on the opening night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards. The awards are being presented digitally for the first time this year, with a total of
The Government recently announced a free training initiative through the Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is providing a range of courses, as well as the benefit of accommodation bursaries to all enrolling students at their Invercargill cam
Statement from the family of Hunter MacIntosh: Our son, Hunter Arthur MacIntosh, was nine years old when he tragically died in his bedroom on 30 October last year. Today is about Hunter. As you have heard in Court he was very much loved by so many and this tragedy has been overwhelming and devastati
An Ōtautau teenager will spend at least 11 years behind bars for the murder of a nine-year-old boy Hunter MacIntosh. The offender can now be revealed as Daniel Cameron. The 16-year-old lost name suppression at today’s sentencing in the High Court in Invercargill. Cameron, then 15, strangled and stab
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities in the country today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are still no cases reported from the community. Both cases have been in managed isolation since they arrived and
