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People Power
By the time you read this, the expert panel on neurology services in the South will have heard the views of the local population. The meeting today at Stadium Southland is the culmination of a lot of...
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Get Ready, Get Through
Saturday morning’s earthquake in Christchurch was a frightening reminder of how helpless we can be in the time of a natural disaster. While the initial response from local government and other agencies...
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Attracting People, Attracting Skills
The REAL New Zealand Showcase programme is designed to showcase New Zealand businesses to the world before and during the Rugby World Cup. In Southland, the initial planning unveiled last week is...
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Devastating, Yes. But We Will Be Back.
The devastating loss of the main courts, community courts and offices at Stadium Southland is gut-wrenching, and my thoughts go out to the staff and the sports affected. The monumental amount of snow...
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From the Beehive Column
Firstly, I’d like to congratulate Nigel Skelt, the team at Stadium Southland, Sport Southland, and all those who have rolled their sleeves up to get on with business after the Stadium collapse. You...
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Silver Lining
While it was disappointing to see the Ranfurly Shield head back up State Highway One, there are at least two positives to come out of last Saturday. Firstly (although this will be of little relief to...
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The Recovery
The economy is growing, unemployment is dropping, and our exports are increasing. About 40,000 more people are in jobs than this time last year. The value of New Zealand’s exports has increased by 15...
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4700 Southland Businesses Better Off From Today
More than 4700 businesses in Southland stand to benefit from the 1 April cut in company tax to 28 per cent. This is more assistance for productive businesses in Southland. Cutting company tax from 30...
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Good Health Outcomes
The National Government has increased spending on health by over $1.2 billion in the last two years to grow public health services. The extra $49m in health spending for the Southern DHB over the last...
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Bigger Every Time
I would like to congratulate the organizing committee for another hugely successful Southern Field Days at Waimumu last week. With over 32,000 people attending, it has become established as the biggest...
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