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Every school in Gore District will have new variable speed limit signs in place by July 1. The static signs — not electronic flashing ones — remind drivers that lower speed limits apply during school drop-off and pick-up times. They're required under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits

STORY UPDATED The Invercargill City Council has just signed off one of the lowest rates increases south of Christchurch, coming in at just over 7 percent. But on Wednesday afternoon, the Central Otago District Council adopted its 2026-27 Annual Plan, slashing its rates from the projected 7.26 percent to

Three separate roading and infrastructure projects are disrupting traffic across Invercargill this week, with more lane closures started Monday June 22. The most immediate change is on Bond Street, where the southbound lane will close from Monday for about a week. The closure is tied to final connection work at

Invercargill City Council has voted to develop a proposal for a single 'One Southland' council — and is now asking locals what they actually want before anything gets locked in. The push follows a Government announcement on 5 May, when Ministers Simon Watts and Chris Bishop launched a fast-track

Tuatapere's 110-year-old railway station is open again — this time as a café, bakery and visitor hub. The refurbished station was officially reopened on Saturday, with Southland District Mayor Rob Scott, Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board chair Anne Horrell and Tuatapere Railway and Heritage Trust member Wayne Edgerton cutting

Invercargill City Council's management team has toured Southern Institute of Technology's campus — and left with a clearer picture of what the institute can offer both the city and its own 400-plus workforce. Hosted by SIT chief executive Bharat Guha and senior leaders including Trish Lindsay, Nick

Vandals have stripped the toilet seats from the Taramea Bay public facilities and smashed glass throughout the building — leaving visitors with nothing between them and cold stainless steel. Southland District Council crews have been on site to clean up and make the facility safe. The glass is gone. The seats

Invercargill and Southland mayors are clashing over how the Oreti River should be managed under proposed council reforms, with both citing the waterway as crucial to their preferred governance models. Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell says his council cannot accept Southland District Council's two-council model because it would separate