Elections

The deadline for nominations in the imminent Invercargill City Council by-election has drawn to a close, revealing a total of 14 contenders. The by-election’s nomination phase was initiated on May 11, in the wake of former councilor Nigel Skelt’s resignation, which also occurred in May. Michael Morr

Watch the video from the of the Stop Co Governance meeting in Invercargill on Saturday 24th June. Guest speaker opening the event was Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. I went along with other media to see what all the fuss was about. The meeting was nothing like the what the mainstream media have port

Government’s Three Waters policy is an asset grab that will confiscate water assets from local communities without compensation – that was the message National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts gave a meeting in Otautau yesterday. (1 June) “The legislation will be reported back to the hous

Nominations for the vacant Invercargill City Council seat have officially opened, and some councillors have shared their views on the situation. Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell said he has heard that some of the original candidates are not standing again, “so the field is wide open.” He said it was defini

I am devastated for the families affected by our failing health system and the lack of appropriate cancer treatment recently highlighted in Otago and Southland. Despite the best efforts of all our local medical and nursing staff, people in the Southern region are just not getting the same access to

There is little to celebrate on Te Pūkenga’s third birthday this week, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “After three years, it is shameful that the Government’s polytechnic mega-merger still doesn’t have an operating model and as a result, has no di

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is heading South and will hold a public meeting in the city on Friday, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “Mr Luxon will be at Transport World, from 3.00pm, with the doors opening at 2.30pm. “This meeting will be a good chance for people to hear from Christo

Gore District mayor-elect Ben Bell today welcomed the decision by a District Court Judge to decline an application for a mayoral vote recount. The recount had been sought by Tracy Hicks, who lost the mayoralty in October’s election by eight votes to Team Hokonui candidate Ben Bell. At 23 years of ag