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Invercargill businessman Scott O Donnell believes the positivity in the wider Southland market has been somewhat lost in amongst the doom and gloom attached to Queenstown and Fiordland s economic plight.
A key figure in Invercargill’s CBD revival says there is significant positivity in the Southland market and adds further retail tenant announcements are imminent. Invercargill businessman Scott O’Donnell said much of the spotlight had recently centered on the economic plight of areas such as Queenstown and Fiordland in the south. Southland MP Joseph Mooney said he counted 11 Te Anau retail shops that had shut down since the borders closed to international tourism, and a third of central Queenstown businesses expected to close within three months, according to a recent survey.
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Nalanda College, Colombo is one of the pioneer Buddhist schools in the country which has played a pivotal role in producing some top academics who have excelled in various fields and several sportsmen who have played a key role in bringing honour and fame to their Alma Mater by playing for clubs and country with distinction. Milinda Jayasinghe was one of the few ruggerites produced by them who handled the oval shaped ball in an illustrious career to become the cynosure of all eyes with his extraordinary skills in rugby.
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Kelli Gerritsen, 23, is about to finish her second summer in the bush as a hut warden in the Ōrongorongo Valley in the Wellington region.
When the rata in the Ōrongorongo Valley drop their flowers, the ground becomes a red carpet. It is one of the many serendipities of the Remutaka Forest Park, and Department of Conservation (DOC) hut wardens are among those who know them best. Responsible for maintaining many of the DOC huts around the country, wardens spend their work hours, and often their downtime too, surrounded by nature. Kelli Gerritsen, 23, has just finished her second summer living in the Remutakas. She’s about to start her final year of a degree in environmental management at the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill.
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Aquavan’s latest trip to Southland is receiving a boost
in hands-on helpers, thanks to a proactive collaboration
between Thriving Southland and students from the Southern
Institute of Technology (SIT) Environmental Management
programme.
Thriving Southland Catchment Coordinator,
Sarah Thorne is excited to see some strategic local
networking come to fruition with a new connection to SIT
Environmental Management (EM) students. “I’m hoping that
more doors may open up because of the opportunities for
further collaboration within SIT” says Mrs
Thorne.
Run by the NZ Marine Studies Centre, the
University of Otago’s Marine Science department, Aquavan
Solomon isn’t entirely sure where all her creations are these days. There are panels in different marae throughout Murihiku, at Anderson Park, the Te Hikoi Museum in Riverton and at schools. And then there are the pieces she’s given to students as teaching aids, and the pieces she sold from the family s old shop in Queenstown. “Half of the time I don’t know where they are until I walk into a room,” she said. Solomon (Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru, Ngāti Rongomai) had learned weaving as a child, but fell in love with the craft during a visit to the Whaiora Marae in Ōtara.