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Take our poll names are same as they appear on the official voting papers with surname then first name and the order randomised. The big question voters have is where do candidates stand on Co Governance, to make it easy we have grouped candidates below into two groups, those against and those for C

A firm believer that Invercargill is a city for all, Andrea is running for Invercargill City Council in the upcoming by-election to bring diversity to the leadership of our community, build on the city’s current momentum. Andrea and her husband Rick Murrell, a native Southlander, are successful busi

Here’s a quiz. What is Invercargill? A city.  What is a city made of? Buildings. Who builds buildings?  Builders.  Easy, right? Invercargill is a city made of buildings built by builders. But Invercargill doesn’t have enough buildings. A 2021 report showed just how dire our housing crisis is.  Inver

Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Walk through Matariki at Queens Park 2023, congratulation to Sharne and the team for putting together another great show for our community to enjoy. Organised and funded by the Tūturu Trust and now in its fifth year, the festival is an accumulation of ideas by local art workshop facilitator Sharne P

Methane is an irrelevant Greenhouse Gas.Dr Tom Sheahens NZ speaking tour invercargill Meeting. How responsible is methane and nitrous oxide for global warming? Come to a public meeting on Monday at the Ascot Park in Invercargill to find out. Groundswell NZ is bringing Dr Tom Sheahan, an American aca

It’s almost Matariki Murihiku time when all eyes will be on Queen’s Park starting tonight (Friday). Organised and funded by the Tūturu Trust and now in its fifth year, the festival is an accumulation of ideas by local art workshop facilitator Sharne Parkinson. An array of designs are being brought t

Mike & About: Look who I caught up with at the library, Sharne the organiser of Matariki at Queens Park. It’s a week this Friday, looking forward to parking the park. I chat to Sharne about the voluntary advance donation to help support the event and make it sustainable longterm. This year you can h