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The Invercargill City Council feels blindsided by Audit New Zealand in its decision to delay the audit report until after the December 31 deadline, and the way it has been communicated. The council’s Risk and Assurance Committee met this morning and agreed Audit NZ’s planning was inadequate, and rep

A lucky Southland couple is still reeling after winning $6.3 million with Powerball First Division in last Wednesday’s (14 December) live Lotto draw. “It doesn’t feel real. We’ve been on such a high,” the man said. The Southland couple treated themselves to a Christmas promotion Triple Dip ticket ea

Business leaders, managers and owners are talking openly about being overwhelmed by anxiety, fears, frustrations, avoidance behaviours, debilitating stress, sleeplessness and bad behaviour from alcohol and drug consumption to hitting out at those who matter most. Chamber CEO Sheree Carey said “Reduc

New Zealand’s leading cyclists produced excellent performances in their return to the track both at the Aon Cambridge 3-Day carnival and in Australia over the weekend. Medallists from the Commonwealth Games and world championships showed early form despite coming off an extensive road seasons for th

Invercargill firefighters are pleased to see the back of negotiations after 99.7% voted in favour of the new collective agreement. FENZ Invercargill Station officer and union secretary Aaron Ramsey said one member of the Invercargill team was directly involved in the national negotiations, which saw

The average asking price of property in Southland has hit the $500,000 mark, but it hasn’t put off first home owners from purchasing. Southland is one of just four regions where the average asking price for residential properties increased from October to November, data from realestate.co.nz shows.

It will be a massive start to 2023 at Teretonga Park with three big events at the circuit to start the year. International motor racing returns from 19-22 January with the Castrol Toyota Racing Series paying its first visit to Teretonga Park since 2020 due to border closures. The series is part of t

Invercargill Police are making enquiries after a firearms incident on Earn Street, Invercargill at about 7.20pm last night. One person later presented at hospital with injuries and is expected to be discharged later today. The Armed Offenders Squad attended the incident as a precautionary measure. M