Councils

The Gore District Council is inviting the community to have its say on the future management of parks, reserves and open spaces across the district with…

Changes to income thresholds for the scheme in 2025 meant more households now qualified for assistance, including SuperGold cardholders.

Invercargill City Council paid out $212,100 across seven payments, ranging from $5,025 to $99,059, while Gore District Council made no severance payments at all.

Four non-elected committee members will lose their voting rights under proposed legislation changes from March 18, 2027.

Gone after 78 years — and the rubble won't go to waste. Crushed concrete from the old Gore tower will form the foundation of a new reservoir on the same site.

Closed since April, Curio Bay sits near Hector's dolphins and a petrified forest — and the council still doesn't know what it costs to run.

Environment Southland has pocketed $30 million by selling down its stake in South Port NZ, dropping from a 66% shareholding to 52% — still the majority owner, but with a lot more cash to spread around. The regional council offloaded 3,750,000 shares in the port company on Thursday, with

Four million dollars into a $21 million repair budget, and not a single fix has been made to Invercargill's crumbling civic headquarters. The Civic Building on Esk Street — several decades old and struggling with water ingress, failing heating and cooling systems, and outdated electrics — shed 167 of its