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New $300,000 CCTV technology should be installed into Invercargill City centre within 11 months. A project manager has been appointed and a review of all existing council technology completed, with the next steps to find out exactly where to locate it, the Infrastructure and Services Committee heard

The Southland Rodders Inc put on a real show at the start of the 60th Diamond Cruise for the New Zealand Hot Rod Association last week. Starting at Bluff last Tuesday morning and now making their way up the country to Cape Reinga, hot rodders could join at any part of the cruise until September […]

Southland Police recently ran a successful road policing operation in the Invercargill area. The operation focused on targeting modified vehicles that were unfit and unsafe for the road with the aim to disrupt anti-social drivers from causing harm on the road. Over the course of the operation 22 veh

A variety of candidates have entered the Southland District Mayoralty race, and here’s a bit about each of them. We start with Geoffrey Young because he was the first to respond. I have farmed all my life firstly on our family property near Tuatapere, and since 1993 when I bought Cattle Flat Station

Invercargill City Council is preparing to officially mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. It was announced by Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September 2022 (GMT) at Balmoral. His Worship the Mayor Tim Shadbolt was the first to sign the city’s condolences

Local charity Graeme Dingle Foundation Southern (formerly Graeme Dingle Foundation Southland) has tweaked its name to better reflect its reach across the lower South Island. In addition to its school programmes run in Southland, the Graeme Dingle Foundation ‘Stars’ programme is now also delivered at

Cabinet has decided that New Zealand will have a one-off public holiday and state memorial service to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The one-off holiday will be held on Monday 26 September. There will be no trade restrictions. In a statement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said many New Zealan

All mask wearing requirements except in healthcare and aged care will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Ayesha Verrall this afternoon confirmed Cabinet’s decision to scrap