A new government subsidy will pay employers up to $16,000 for each new apprentice they train from August. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins said the $390 million Apprenticeship Boost would pay businesses $1000-a-month for each apprentice in their first year of training, and $500-a-month for appren

The Gore District Council this week unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar upgrade of its East Gore water treatment plant and centralising the treatment of water for Gore. A feature of the project is a new bridge across the Mataura River to carry water pipelines from the East Gore plant to the Ja

A new report prepared by the Ministry for Primary Industries says despite the impacts of Covid-19, primary sector exports are expected to grow this year. The Economic Update for the Primary Industries report shows for the year-to-date primary industries export revenue is tracking 4.5 percent, or $1.

This week Sheree Williams from Mike Pero Real Estate Southland takes us through this incredible property in Waikiwi. Classy, Elegant & Sophisticated,with cathedral-like ceilings and stunning high quality materials inside & out, this designer home had privacy in mind when the concept was bought to li

The Ministry can confirm today two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand related to the border as a result of recent travel from the UK. Both cases are connected. Further details will be provided at the stand up. The Ministry of Health’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will provide an

District health boards will be slashed and new government health agencies created in a massive overhaul of the health system. The government has released its final Health and Disability System Review which aims to bring the biggest change to the health system since DHBs were created nearly 20 years

Bachelor of Screen Arts (BSA) year two students studying at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have used lockdown as an opportunity to develop an online exhibition. Over the past two months, students and tutors have been developing the Pixibit exhibition; due to unprecedented times and as a

The Gore District’s popular free swimming lessons for primary school children have become a casualty of COVID-19. Gore Aquatics Services Manager Martin Mackereth said today the lessons will not be provided in the 2020 / 21 financial year due to a lack of funding. He was hopeful the lessons may be re