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Of the existing council candidates standing for the Invercargill City mayoralty  the clear winner in this poll is Nobby Clark with all other candidates below the ‘None of above’ option. The closest challenger is Darren Ludlow, followed by Ian Pottinger. This poll also confirms the communities rumbli

Very sad news this week with the passing of country singer John Grennell. Many will remember him as a shy but very talented singer on TV shows such as a Touch of Country hosted by the late Tex Morton. Programmes like that were appointment viewing back in the day and were a breeding ground for […]

Police can confirm one person has sadly died following a single-vehicle crash on Ferry Rd, west of Invercargill, last night. The car had crashed through a barrier on a bridge over Oreti River. Police divers located the body of a female, who was the driver, in the submerged car at around 5pm today. T

Rugby Southland is proud to announce the 2022 SBS Bank Southland Stags Squad to compete in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC. The 37 strong squad includes seventeen players who attended secondary school in Southland, as well as over 30 players who have come out of the local club competition. With the major

As we start heading into the local body election silly season, vote in our snap pole who you would like to see represent Invercargill as the city’s next mayor. Seven candidates have already put their hands up for the top job. Related: Huge Tension Around the Council Table Regarding Three Waters Wher

Today’s bar admission ceremony at the High Court in Invercargill was extra special for AWS Legal – with four out of the six young lawyers celebrating their admission employed by the firm. William Swan, Rebecca Scott, Bella Hiroki, and Rebecca Gooby were admitted to the bar by The Hon Justice Osborne

The new Ascot Park Racecourse Sunday Market in Invercargill starts this Sunday (31 July) at the racecourse in Racecourse Road, Invercargill. Organisers have attracted a range of stallholders with products ranging from kids clothes, wheat bags, baby items, soaps, sewing, printed mugs, Pounamu Necklac

The Invercargill ‘mayoralty fund’ may have been slipping away for Sir Tim Shadbolt, but councillors were still happy to pay for his additional expenditure at the recent LGNZ conference.  His Worship’s recent $500 overspend for a rental car and accommodation in Wellington/Palmerston North made nation