Invercargill City Council is joining councils from across New Zealand to Adopt a Community to support communities up north impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Local Government New Zealand has come up with the Adopt a Community initiative, which matches a southern council with a council and community badl
A serious two-vehicle crash has occurred near Invercargill, leaving one person trapped. The accident happened on Kennington Roslyn Bush Road in Southland at around 3.30pm today, involving a car and a truck. Emergency services, including two crews from Kennington and Invercargill, were quick to respo
ILT plans to reward its team members for pulling together through a busy and challenging trading period. ILT President Paddy O’Brien said this is a genuine thank you to all the team for their hard work, particularly when staff levels were constrained due to the challenges created by the current empl
After two years of cancellations due to Covid-19, the Southland A & P Show is back for 2023. Twelve months of planning are coming together, as the Southland A & P Association gears up for its 2023 show. The show weekend has been extended in 2023, starting with the Friday Night Market on Friday, Marc
Over the weekend, the Esk-plore your city streetfest took place on Esk Street, and it was a huge success. Over 40 community groups were involved in the event, and it was estimated 3,500 people attended over the day, Karen Witham, the Great South Conference and Events Manager, expressed her satisfact
Hey there team. I’ve been mulling this over for a few days, just wondering how much in money and goods and services has been raised, pledged here in Southland for our friends and neighbours particularly in the Hawkes Bay, Tairawhiti region along with Northland and Auckland. We’ve all seen the film c
Eleven Awarua Synergy staff have just graduated with a new BCITO insulation qualification that keeps them at the leading edge of a fast-changing industry. The Invercargill-based company is anticipating another busy year as it ticks past 10,000 homes insulated in the region, and with an increased foc
A fatal crash occurred in the early hours of this morning on State Highway 6, Lochiel, leaving one person dead and two others seriously injured. According to reports, emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 12:20 am, and upon arrival at the scene, they found that two vehicles had c
