Community

The Community Trust of Southland has a new name, new brand and website as it celebrates 30 years of supporting thousands of community and individual ventures. The trust has officially changed its name to Community Trust South and unveiled its new brand at a celebration attended by many of those it h

The search for a man missing from a boat in Southland today has been called off for the night. Police were made aware around 2:30pm today that a 3m alloy dinghy with three people on board had sunk in the Aparima River estuary at Riverton. Two people made it to shore uninjured, however the third […]

Southland parents will receive advice on strengthening their family life at a free event held by New Zealand author, speaker and media personality Yvonne Godfrey on Thursday, September 13. The event, sponsored by and hosted at City Impact Church Invercargill, is part of Godfrey’s 13-stop Stronger Fa

There has been a spate of burglaries and motor vehicles that have been broken into over the last two of weeks in the Invercargill area. Vehicles have been targeted that have been parked up driveways and on street fronts left insecure, or with valuables left in plain sight. Detective Sergeant Sean Ca

Contingency planning for tomorrow’s NZNO strike of nurses, health care assistants and midwives is well advanced, with the focus on ensuring those patients who need to be in hospital tomorrow are safe, Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming says. Families and whanau of those whose loved ones are in hospital

Invercargill residents had their first chance to say what they’d like to see in a new Southland museum on Monday night. Our Tale’s first Invercargill workshop was held to discuss the redevelopment of the Southland Museum and to hear ideas from the public. Video: Sharon Reece Youtube Reporter Sharon

Social Development Associate Minister Peeni Henare was in town on Friday visiting the team at Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu to learn about the way the agency delivers its Whanau Ora Services. The minister spoke about a number of flaws in the community agency funding models, where they have to tender f

Southern Steel has teamed up with the cervical screening team at Southern DHB to encourage women to have a regular smear test. Through posters featuring Southern Steel players Wendy Frew, Te Huinga Reo Selby–Rickit and Abby Erwood, the players are hoping that promoting the importance of having regul