The Green Party wants to nationalise 120 supermarkets. The right thinks it's communism. The left thinks it's overdue. Everyone agrees the grocery duopoly is a problem — they just disagree on whether the cure is worse than the disease. The policy, branded KiwiMart, would force Foodstuffs and

Kennards Hire's Invercargill branch has won New Zealand Branch of the Year for the second year in a row — a title that surprised the people who earned it most. The six-person team beat out 31 other branches across the country to take the top honour at the company&

Invercargill's new regional museum has a target opening date — and councillors are about to decide whether you'll pay to get in. Museum of Southland is on track to have its building completed by the end of September, with the project team now setting October 1, 2027

Community Trust South has a new board member. Erin Moogan has been appointed to the trust, which manages investment portfolios and distributes grants across Southland and the wider region. The appointment is one of 25 made across nine of New Zealand's 12 community trusts, announced by Associate Finance

Environment Southland went behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss selling down its stake in South Port — and walked out without making a decision. The regional council, which owns 66 percent of the Bluff port, held a public excluded session at its investment committee meeting where two papers were discussed

Police are telling Invercargill residents to lock up and strip their cars bare as vehicle thefts spike across the region. Southland Police have apprehended several offenders already, but Sergeant Kelvin Templeton says the offending is still active enough to warrant a public warning — and a clear list of what people

JUST LET DADS DAD If you want him to step up — you might have to stop telling him how. I'm not sure why I thought it would work, but it was my way of making sure my husband knew what to do. I was preparing for the birth

Garston Hops, a family-owned hop-growing business operating near the southern limits of what's commercially viable on the planet, took the top prize at the 2026 DHL Export Southland Gala Dinner on Friday night. More than 200 exporters, businesses and supporters gathered at Ascot Park Hotel for the biennial