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The Invercargill City Council’s Director of Finance and Corporate Services Dean Johnston has resigned, having decided after 15 years in Local Government that it is time for a change, Chief Executive Clare Hadley announced today. “Dean has been responsible for driving a number of major projects at Co

Southland District Council has taken a stance on litter nuisance, successfully prosecuting a person for littering. Environmental health manager Michael Sarfaiti says it chose to prosecute Shayde Robert Bruce, of Invercargill, for throwing green waste from a trailer onto roads throughout the Southlan

The camping reserve on the west side of the Thornbury Bridge has been closed temporarily due to the condition of the trees, which are not safe to camp under. The trees should be felled within the next two weeks. The camping area on the east side of the bridge is still available for use.

Nominations are now open for the annual Gore District Community Awards, and changes to two of the sports categories will hopefully make it easier to recognise the efforts of the district’s sports stalwarts and stars. There are 10 awards categories, including the Sport Southland Community Coach of th

The collective buzz we get to indulge in when we see our humble province taking on the rest – and coming out on top – gives everybody a lift that lasts a long time. If there’s one attribute I’m most proud of when it comes to us Southlanders, it’s how quickly we get in behind […]

Southland District Council will prosecute the owners of two dogs involved in an attack on a Winton man last month. Council’s environmental health manager Michael Sarfaiti says it has begun prosecution procedures against the two owners in the District Court. “Council is unable to comment further, as

Invercargill City Council has helped out Stadium Southland after agreeing to allocate a one-off $300,000 grant to the Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust in the 2018/2019 financial year, and to undertake to work with the Trust to look at other ways of funding the shortfall in future. Wh

Invercargill City Councillors have today voted to include key projects in the 2018-2028 Long-term Plan (LTP). The LTP sets out Council’s vision for the next 10 years, and examines the projects and services the Council will deliver during those 10 years. At an Extraordinary meeting today, the Council