Community

More than 38,000 Southland and West Otago power users will see a discount on their electricity bills this spring, with The Power Company Ltd handing back $11.7 million through its annual price discount programme. Residential customers on the TPCL network get 2.3 cents back for every kilowatt-hour

Thirteen thousand eight hundred Southland homes are warmer than they were. But roughly 16,500 still aren't. The Southland Warm Homes Trust is marking 15 years of operation and celebrating the reach of the Warmer Kiwi Homes Programme — while being straight about how much work remains in one

Stewart Island air services have taken off thanks to Government support announced today, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. "A $640,000 loan to South East Air, owner of aircraft operated by Stewart Island Flights, will support the refurbishment and return to service of an aircraft it owns - boosting

The Museum of Southland will be free to enter for everyone — no door charge, no tiered pricing for out-of-towners. Invercargill City Council's Community and Regulatory Committee settled the question at its meeting today, landing on free general admission after crunching the numbers on what a ticket fee would

Increased numbers of nuisance dogs has resulted in the Invercargill City dog control team having to rethink its strategies. Group manager - consenting and environment Jonathan Shaw told the Community and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday that the increase in nuisance dogs was something they needed to be resolved - but

South Port is putting recreational and commercial boat operators on notice: stay out of restricted areas at Bluff unless you have permission. The port has issued a reminder that access within its operational area is restricted and controlled, and that vessels must not enter areas including the container terminal berths

ILT maintains investment in people and community through challenging trading year ILT Group held its Annual General Meeting on 8 September, outlining its financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2026. Against a challenging operating environment for the hospitality and accommodation sector, ILT maintained revenue broadly in line with

Museum of Southland is on track to have its building completed by the end of September, with the project team now setting October 1, 2027 as the target date for full completion, with an opening date to follow. That means not just bricks and glass, but exhibitions installed, staff trained,