The Southland Tribune; Edition #402
Mayor hospitalised after suffering 'small strokes' | Museum build on budget; uncertainty over operational costs | A cruel disease: Remembering a beloved community member | Plus More
Mayor hospitalised after suffering 'small strokes'
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark spent two nights in hospital after suffering some “small strokes” and has been told to manage his stress. (READ MORE HERE).
Museum build is on budget; uncertainty over operational costs
Council staff have confirmed Invercargill’s new museum build is tracking within its $87 million budget. Although it remains unclear just what the ongoing operational costs will be when it is opened and fully staffed. (READ MORE HERE).
A cruel disease: Remembering a beloved community member
June was motor neurone disease (MND) awareness month, and it also marked five years since Southland lost the larger-than-life and beloved member of the community, Pete White, to MND. Sammy Murrell touches on MND and reflects on what we should learn from Pete White’s life. (READ MORE HERE).
Tourism stalwart retires: 'It’s been a roller coaster ride'
A tourism stalwart has retired, and Milford Sound Tourism Ltd has appointed a new board chair. After weathering expansions, floods, economic downturns, a pandemic, and surging visitor numbers, Milford Sound Tourism Ltd (MSTL) chair Roger Wilson has hung up his hat after nearly 40 years of service. (READ MORE HERE).
Southland farmer named Advocate of the Year
Southland’s Jason Herrick has been handed the Advocate of the Year award by Federated Farmers at its national AGM. Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford said Herrick, a Southland farmer, was an emerging farming leader and without a doubt one to watch. (READ MORE HERE).
What’s on in Southland…
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In case you missed it…
Housing market: Southland has hit an all-time average asking house price record for the second straight month, and Invercargill’s longest-serving real estate agent believes the top end of the market is driving it. (READ MORE HERE).
Leaving politics: Lesley Soper has announced she will leave politics in October and has thrown her support behind Alex Crackett in her bid to become Invercargill’s next mayor. (READ MORE HERE).
Mum’s the Word: After a sell-out, award winning season in 2023, Repertory Invercargill is bringing back the Mums and this time they’re traversing the teen years. (READ MORE HERE).
