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Management at the Invercargill City Council admit there are too many health and safety incidents and near misses being reported, and a major overhaul of the system is underway. At yesterday’s Risk and Assurance Committee, councillors thrashed out the issues at length, which at times became heated, a

Scott Robertson, the coach of the Crusaders, has been appointed as the next All Blacks head coach. New Zealand Rugby announced the news after a robust interview process. Robertson will succeed the current All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster, who will lead the team through the conclusion of the 2023 Rug

PowerNet customers in Southland and Otago have been experiencing power interruptions and network disturbances due to the high wind conditions in the region. PowerNet managed networks have been particularly affected, with disruptions reported from Central Southland through to North Otago. PowerNet ch

Ari Pettigrew of Cromwell dominated the annual Eastern Southland Car Club Crossroads Clinton Popotunoa Rallysprint in South Otago last Saturday. Pettigrew, driving a Holden Barina AP4, set some scorching times to win the event with a total elapsed time of 10 minutes.00.39 seconds, bettering Gore dri

A comprehensive three-quarter assault from the Trident Home Tactix has been rewarded with a 55-38 away victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel. But it was the Steel who walked off court to the cheers of the crowd – after a final 15 minutes that rates as their best of the season so far. In […]

Heavy rain warnings have been issued for Southland and Clutha, with expectations of 60 to 90 mm of rain and peak rainfall rates of 10 to 25 mm/h. Thunderstorms are also possible and the largest accumulations are likely to occur about and north of a line from Balclutha to Nightcaps. This heavy rain m

Upper Hutt driver Alex Little won the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy for the fifth time when the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship visited Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Little first won the trophy in 2018 and has won it every year since, apart from 2020 when the event was cancelled d

Invercargill City Holdings Ltd’s (ICHL) Annual Report shows the investment in the Invercargill Central Ltd development is performing as expected, ICHL Chair Brian Wood says. Invercargill Central Ltd has recorded the value of shares in its current accounts, which shows ICHL’s shares are currently val