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Remember what we got up to last time. The good old days formerly known as ''these trying times''.

Organisers of the Murihiku Polyfest are unsure if the cultural event, which involves hundreds of students from throughout the region, will be able to kick off on Monday.

Interest in the Southland region's tourism industry, including from Australian buyers, is expected to be on the rise after a successful Meetings trade show in Auckland.

Oamaru’s commercial accommodation providers could be in trouble if something is not done to counter the effect Airbnbs are having on the industry. Poshtel owner Phillip McNicholl is calling on the Waitaki District Council to take “decisive and bold” action before there are no commercial operators left in Oamaru. There are about 135 Airbnb properties running in Oamaru, but before Covid-19 there had been more than 300. “Each one of those has got two or three bedrooms. That’s equivalent ...

From April, more than 300 people employed by The Trusts in West Auckland will earn the living wage.

“One of the ladies who works here said, thank God, I will be able to pay my mortgage off in that four years. The relief on her face was just incredible.” The four years gave him time to adapt and redeploy staff to other areas when the smelter did eventually close, he said. The news was also welcomed by Ryan Harvey, the engineering operations manager of Invercargill based Sheet Metalcraft which does work for the smelter. “Its a great day for Southland,” he said. Harvey said the feel...