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Sewer and wastewater work is ramping up across several Invercargill streets this month, with lane closures and parking restrictions affecting a wide stretch of the city. On Deveron Street, crews start the next stage of foul sewer replacement on Monday July 6. The work runs between Spey and Yarrow streets

Lotto NZ is holding back one piece of information after each draw — and it's the one that usually sends everyone scrambling for their tickets. From Wednesday July 8, the locations where winning tickets were sold will no longer be published on draw night. Players will still get the

Nightcaps is trying to hold onto its nurse — but the fundraiser has barely started and locals haven't felt the pinch yet. The Nightcaps Medical Centre has had nursing services for 35 years. WellSouth Primary Health Network funded a nurse for 20 hours a week until March. Now that

The SBS Bank Southland Stags have added two young Australian forwards to their 2026 NPC squad, signing NSW Waratahs players Clem Halaholo and Jack Barrett ahead of the upcoming season. Halaholo joins as a versatile forward capable of playing lock or loose forward, arriving off the back of a breakout

The Prime Minister has called it "utterly unbelievable" and the Justice Minister says he is "shocked" — a former Lotto presenter accused of money laundering was paid a full government salary for five years while suspended from his Ministry of Justice job. Russell Harrison, 56, continued drawing

Southland Police have arrested and charged two youth following a ram raid in Otatara, south of Invercargill. About 4.35am on Thursday 2 July, Police were called to Dunns Road after a vehicle had been used to unlawfully enter a commercial premises. The alleged offenders have targeted alcohol and other

The ILT Southland Art Awards are open for entries, with $20,000 in prize money on the table for visual artists from across New Zealand. Now in their third year, the awards are a collaboration between the Invercargill Public Art Gallery and the Southland Art Society. The top prize — the

Keeping Southland Opportunity in Southland Hands As Southland attracts increasing investment and larger projects begin to emerge across the region, Southland-based agency Naked Creative is encouraging businesses to consider whether they are positioned to capitalise on the opportunities ahead. The agency, which has long championed regional development and the success