News Desk

Southland District’s Mayor, Rob Scott, has taken a pivotal step by transitioning the Bluecliffs erosion response into a recovery phase. This strategic move ushers in a period of at least 28 days dedicated to recovery efforts, where Emergency Management Southland, alongside council entities, will per

Last night, rural firefighters rushed to deal with a suspicious fire among the vegetation in the Tiwai Pt area of Southland. The call came in at 10.45 pm for a fire spanning 30 meters by 20 meters. Teams from Kingsville, Invercargill, and Tiwai were the first responders. They soon called for more he

The Invercargill City Council wishes to inform residents of upcoming roading projects that will commence this Monday. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the changes: We’re starting with an upgrade on Queens Drive, from the Herbert Street roundabout through to Gala Street. This project is expec

Fourteen lucky Lotto players will be having a blast after each winning $19,281 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw with Wyndham in Southland. Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $28,159. The winning Powerball Second Division

In an inspiring show of support for Ronald McDonald House, the firefighting crew at Invercargill Airport is set to take a meaningful stride along their workplace’s runway. This activity, scheduled for March 17, is part of a broader initiative to raise both awareness and funds for a cause that touche

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 –