News Desk

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Mataura River near the Riversdale Bridge and at the Ōreti River at Branxholme. These alerts are in addition to warnings already in place for the Mataura River at Gore and the Waituna Lagoon. The alert f

Mataura shearer Brett Roberts scored his first Open final win in over a year with victory at the Mayfield A and P Show in Mid-Canterbury on Saturday. Roberts, 30, hadn’t won since the national full wool championship final at the Northern Southland Community Shears (Lumsden) in January 2023. That was

The expansion of SIT’s zero fees scheme, to incoming intakes of distance-learning students across the country, is a wonderful development for our local institute, Invercargill MP and Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds says. “I am delighted to see the zero fees scheme back where it belongs –

Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is back to work as city Mayor today. “I’m feeling good and I’m ready to get back to work,” Mayor Clark said. “It’s been a long road to recovery – but I’m well rested and up for the challenges ahead.” Following Mayor Clark’s heart attack on December 27 and through

Both the Powerball and Strike games did not produce any winners in Wednesdays lotto draw, resulting in a roll-over. This coming Saturday, lottery enthusiasts will have the opportunity to compete for a combined prize pool totaling $6.3 million. The Powerball jackpot now stands at $5 million, while th

The Y Southland is preparing to launch a free weekly youth leadership programme, to empower leaders of the future. Get an Edge is a weekly programme, designed to give rangatahi the skills and practical opportunities to enhance their leadership, communication, and team building skills. With an outdoo

I’ve been to some fantastic local events recently that have brought town and country together. The Waiau and Southland A&P shows, the Southern Field Days – Waimumu, the Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club’s new History of Farming Display and the Edendale Crank-up Day.  They have been incredib

Less than a week after reaching its 100th Anniversary milestone the Rotary Club of Invercargill has started  its first project of supporting the YMCA with walking tracks at Omaui Camp to celebrate  its 100th Year.  This project ties back to clearing boulders from Omaui Camp, the first working projec