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Following the success of last year’s Stop Three Waters roadshow, the Taxpayers’ Union is embarking on a new four-week nationwide roadshow to address the concerns of ratepayers and councils regarding the government’s proposed replacement to the Resource Management Act. The roadshow, titled “Hands Off

Watch the New Zealand Taxpayers Union’Hands Off Our Homes’ Invercargill Meeting Friday 2nd June at the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club and find out why your elected representatives, Federated Farmers and the Taxpayers’ Union oppose the costly resource management reforms. I even got up and made a stat

The Burt Munro Challenge is excited to announce that it will host a round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship on 10-11 February 2024 at Teretonga Park in Invercargill, along with established classes, within the event programme. However, the Challenge will no longer include the traditional stre

Sad news from the Death’s column with the passing of one of Invers most well known people in business and all round character, Dennis O’Brien of Rice’s Refrigeration fame, or just plain Rice’s. According to a Wares New Zealand article by Mervyn Robertson, the Rices dynasty started in 1895 when Oswal

Two lucky Lotto players from Dunedin and Balclutha will be feeling on top of the world after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Related: Southland Players Win Big with Lotto Over The Past Five Months The winning tickets were sold at New World Balclutha and

Gore’s rates are set to double, with the council proposing an 11.56% increases as it tackles rising interest rates and a tight employment market. The district council will need an extra $900,000 in rates funding in the coming financial year to service its loans at the higher interest rates of up aro

Our lucky streak continues here is the deep south with Invercargill included in  Saturday nights lotto draw. Nineteen lucky Lotto players will be toasting a special win after each winning $13,945 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Div

A man has died following a fleeing driver event after a commercial burglary in Dunedin overnight. Around 1:25am, Police were called to a liquor store in Hillside Street to reports of a burglary. Attending Police arrived, and located a vehicle of interest nearby and attempted to stop it. However, the