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Hi there team and welcome to May….New Zealand Music month. Over the month we’ll haul out some absolute kiwi crackers from days way back to reasonably recently. We’ll start by marking the passing of Deane Sutherland. Sadly Deane passed away at the end of March after a long battle with cancer. Due to

With a shortened time in Level 3 lockdown looking more likely, the saga over pay for Invercargill City Council staff may be just a storm in a teacup. A proposal to cut staff wages from next week possibly won’t even happen if people can return to work under Level 2. Meetings have been held between […

No new cases in Southern The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today, for the eighteenth consecutive day. The region’s total remains 216, with nine active cases, 205 now recovered and two deceased. Southern DHB Medical Officer of Health Dr Susan Jack sai

Southland Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Dale Watene and now hold grave concerns for his safety. The 40-year-old was last seen on Thursday 16 April, and is described as being of thin build and 183cm tall. Police are undertaking an examination of the Otautau address where he was

Invest South has appointed Bridget Unsworth as a new director to the Board. Bridget brings more than a decade’s experience working in venture capital, private equity and angel investment sectors in London and New Zealand. “I am really excited to join the board of Invest South and to be involved in t

People affected by February’s flooding event can still make applications to the Mayoral Relief Fund for assistance, although they are being urged to get their requests in soon. Southland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Controller Angus McKay said the fund will close on 30 June and a decisio

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Following two days of zero new cases, Ardern and Bloomfield bring the latest update. Yesterday, the country recorded no new cases and no new deaths. Bloomfield said in yesterday’s briefing one of the cases prev

Sales of new vehicles have taken a massive hit with registrations down by 90 percent for April compared to the previous year. That is a loss of revenue of about $450m. In April, just over 1000 new vehicles were sold, compared to nearly 11,000 in April last year. Motor Industry Association chief exec