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Radio Southland celebrates 30 years on air in 2022, and station manager Darren Ludlow reflects on how things have changed in that time. When news went digital I think many people in the media thought radio might disappear, but in fact quite the opposite has happened – thanks to podcasts and internet

Southland’s famous graffiti street artist Deow has just finished repainting the massive Cromwell Big Fruit sculpture, and also has a new daughter. It has been a busy few weeks for Danny Owen who had to work sleep-deprived over some of the past seven days, up to 17m high in places, to reach the top l

The Invercargill Licensing Trust’s restaurants and bar sales are down 23.3% and 30.7% respectively in the past month, compared to the same period in 2021. Chief executive Chris Ramsay said, in a report the board, that there was still a fear in the community of avoiding restaurants and bars to be saf

YMCA South, Active Southland and Inclusive Activity Murihiku are teaming up on a two-year initiative that will have a long-term impact for Southland children and young people with disabilities.  The project has been supported by Sport New Zealand’s Disability Inclusion Fund and is designed to suppor

Police are seeking information from the public following a car fire near Lorneville earlier this month. Police were called to Lorneville Dacre Road at around 3:35am on Sunday, 20 March. Earlier, staff attended a job for the same vehicle after it crashed into a ditch. The vehicle is described as bein

Three local organisations are working together to raise awareness and celebrate neurodiversity in our Southland community. Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust, Autism NZ Southland Branch and Parent to Parent are excited to be working with the Invercargill Public Library to hold a range of activities

Rates could go up almost 8% this year, but the public may agree to a reduction of some council services instead. Invercargill City Council Chief executive Clare Hadley encouraged councillors at the Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee today to have an open mind and listen to all sectors of

Groundwork has now started on the largest residential housing development in Invercargill, Te Puāwai, with Stage 1 providing 100+ sections expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. Te Puāwai is the new residential development on a 70-ha block of land between Tramway Road and Centre Str