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The wife of a terminally ill Southland man says she is confident a regional charity hospital will be set up. Melissa Vining and her husband Blair have been campaigning for better cancer care since Mr Vining was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer nearly a year ago. At a meeting in Invercargill last

Nominations for Invercargill Licensing Trust (6 vacancies) Sean Peter Bellew Candidate Profile Statement: My principal place of residence is in the Invercargill Licensing Trust area. 3 terms of ILT board experience & ILT knowledge provides the valuable asset of steady hands at a crucial time of chan

Today we continue the history of the former “Crescent Hotel” which I featured last week. Stock & Station agents Wright Stephenson & Co. Ltd would become a well remembered occupant of the former hotel building (the grey building in centre of this image taken around 1956), with their name now emblazon

Here are your SIT Zero Fees Murihiku Stags who will take on the Manawatu Turbos this Saturday 5.05pm at Rugby Park. 1.Joe Walsh (Woodlands) 2.Greg Pleasants-Tate (Star) 3.Morgan Mitchell (Toronto Arrows/Star) 4.Ray Tatafu (Blues) 5.Mike McKee (Asia Pacific Dragons/ENC BaBa’s) 6.Brayden Mitchell © 50

Southland health professionals are warning of a rise in syphilis cases in Southland. Southern Sexual Health’s clinical lead Alison Stewart-Pierce said it’s a wake-up call for Southlanders. People need to be aware that someone can be highly infectious without knowing they’re carrying the disease, she

On Thursday evening (5th September) the Chamber of Commerce hosted a ‘Meet the Mayoral Candidates’ at SIT Centrestage. MC was John Prendergast asking questions to incumbent Sir Mayor Tim Shadbolt, Deputy Mayor Becs Amundsen, Cr Darren Ludlow and Steve Chernishov, followed by a Q&A from the audience.

Despite confirmation that New Zealand’s 16 polytechnics will merge into a single entity in 2020, it is business as usual at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) from 2020 and beyond. Students who wish to study at SIT are assured that multi-year programmes are safe to enrol in, with the Governm

A plan to develop a charity hospital in Southland is being launched tonight. The plan was first floated by Southland farmer Blair Vining, and his wife Melissa. Mr Vining, 39, has campaigned for better cancer care since being diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer last October. The plan will be launche