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Invercargill residents aren’t very satisfied with their public venues and events services or democratic processes, according to a recent survey. A report was collated to the Performance, Policy and Partnerships meeting yesterday, by council’s manager of strategy and policy, Rhiannon Suter, on the 20

City councillor Darren Ludlow has confirmed his intention to contest the Invercargill mayoralty. The local government elections in October will see Ludlow make a second bid for the mayoralty, a role for which his experience and inclusive philosophy make him a worthy candidate. “The past three years

Following the huge success of the Toyota 86 Championship in 2022, the dates for the 10th anniversary 2023 season have now been confirmed. Its big birthday season promises to be better than ever before for the most popular one make racing series in New Zealand. The biggest field ever is expected to b

An innovative pilot programme led by WellSouth Primary Health Network, in partnership with Southern DHB’s Southland Hospital, will help patients get the urgent care they need while reducing pressure on the emergency department. WellSouth and Southern DHB are trialling EmergencyQ, a software solution

They’ve never seen anything like this before in Invercargill. An entire city block within the city centre completely redeveloped with a state-of-the art mall. Even Invercargill Central Ltd project director Geoff Cotton told special guests at the walkthrough on Wednesday night, that undertaking a dev

Candidate nominations, including those for Invercargill City Council and the Bluff Community Board and Invercargill Licencing Trust, open today, Friday 15 July. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance and Legal Michael Morris said the opening of nominations signalled a busy, exciting

If you are out at Daffodil Bay today (Saturday) don’t be surprised if soldiers appear in front of or behind you, Members of the  Invercargill Army Unit are holding a training exercise tomorrow afternoon. Unit spokesman 2nd Lieutenant Paul McCulloch says it will be all go in-spite of the recent wet w

BurgerFuel, in partnership with Citizen Collective, WITHWILD and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, has developed special burger, Wild Heart, to challenge perceptions around food waste and aid in conserving the Fiordland National Park. BurgerFuel New Zealand is chipping away at its mission to minimise