News Desk

During an Invercargill City Council meeting, Councillor Ian Pottinger spotlighted the dire state of Bluff Highway, the main conduit from Invercargill to Bluff, managed by NZTA (Waka Kotahi). Terming the road’s condition as “embarrassing,” Pottinger called for immediate, proactive measures to rectify

Good afternoon. Thank you for, in your very busy lives, turning up to this meeting today. On October 14th last year New Zealanders overwhelmingly voted for change. That is exactly what this new government is bringing. New Zealand First campaigned to ‘take back our country’ and stop the disastrous ec

From Whats on Invers In-Depth Investigation team What’s On Invers has been made aware of a massive infrastructure project that will have it’s beginnings in the south. The project has to be the biggest of its type in New Zealand, possibly the southern hemisphere. The project which will span several y

The Mataura community is working together on a solution to the disorder problems that have plagued the Mataura Library and Service Centre in recent weeks. Gore District Council Library Manager Emma Sherie took the bold step on Monday (March 25) of reducing opening hours. “Obviously that is not ideal

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Oreti River at the Winton Bridge. This alert is in addition to warnings already in place for the Waiau River at Tuatapere, Mataura River at Gore and the Ōreti River at Branxholme. Water users should be

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found high levels of potentially toxic algae in the Waiau River at Tuatapere. This alert is in addition to warnings already in place for the Mataura River at Gore and the Ōreti River at Branxholme. Water users should be vigilant and avoid contact with wa

Gore District Council and Mataura Community Board representatives plan to meet with the Police and Hokonui Runanga this week to work on a solution to the anti-social behaviour of youth in Mataura. Ongoing issues with young people loitering outside the Mataura Library/Service Centre after school and

The KidsTRY is back for 2024 and this year’s theme is to Dream big and dare to try.  That is what KidsTRY is all about – getting out there, testing yourself and giving it a go. Run by the Southland Tri Club this event sees around 300 children from all over Southland swim, scooter or […]