Environment Southland has pocketed $30 million by selling down its stake in South Port NZ, dropping from a 66% shareholding to 52% — still the majority owner, but with a lot more cash to spread around. The regional council offloaded 3,750,000 shares in the port company on Thursday, with

Welcome to the What's On Invers Weekender — your weekend, sorted. October kicks off under the lights on Friday night: the SBS Bank Southland Stags play their final home game against Northland at Rugby Park, with the ILT Fireworks Spectacular going up after full time. Saturday is stacked — AMplify

Southland's property market is bucking the national trend — asking prices hit a record high for September while stock tightened and new listings fell sharply. New data from realestate.co.nz for September 2026 shows Southland's average asking price climbed 5.9% to $593,723, making it

Breezy Friday in Invercargill: morning rain, then partly cloudy with a shower risk. High 16°C, low 8°C. Strong NW gusts to ~90 km/h. Graphic on hold per Mike (1 Oct).

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says she's relieved that support is coming South for local farmers affected by the on-going wet weather. "The Government this afternoon announced that the extreme wet and cold conditions across Southland and the Clutha District have been classified as a 'medium-scale adverse

Invercargill police seek information on series of aggravated robberies and burglaries Invercargill Police are appealing to the public for information after five youths have been arrested and charged for a series of aggravated robberies and burglaries. On Sunday 19 September, Police were called to North Road about 5.45am after

Four Square in Otatara has sold one of two winning Lotto First Division tickets from Wednesday night's draw, netting a local player $500,000. The other $500,000 ticket was sold online through MyLotto to a player in Marlborough. Two winners, same prize, different corners of the country

Massive weekend ahead. Friday it's the Stags v Northland final regular-season home game at Rugby Park followed by the ILT Fireworks Spectacular — Newfield's running a Stags Bus (6:15pm). For a different Friday, dust off the formal wear for the ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2026 Gala