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Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt is about to lose his fourth deputy in five years, but Nobby Clark isn’t going anywhere. In fact, despite the thyroid condition which has affected his speech, he plans to be more vocal than ever, back being an Invercargill City councillor. Nobby’s last day as Deputy Mayor is ne

Ardern is joined by Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. Ardern says the traffic light system will remain help manage any future outbreaks. However, she says things have changed since the system was introduced: we’re now dealing with Omicron, rather than Delta; we have more data now and are bet

Southland showed that it is still a powerhouse in New Zealand cycling with some exceptional performances at the Track National Championships, contested over five days of intense racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge. The team claimed a national record, a couple of championship record

Update from Environment Southland Water Shortage Direction Amendment The Gore District Council is moving to level 2 water restrictions for Gore and Mataura, effective immediately. Level 2 restrictions include: Residents can water vegetable gardens, using any method, between 7:00am – 9:00am or 7:00pm

Great South has appointed Mark Frood as GM Tourism and Events for a fixed term through to June 2023. The appointment is to cover for Bobbi Brown, who is on secondment as project lead for Beyond 2025 Southland, the long-term planning project for the region as part of the Southland Just Transition wor

Rugby and netball are starkly contrasting sporting codes but physiotherapist Andrew Mackintosh is discovering plenty of similarities. Mackintosh has joined the ranks of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel this season, tasked with keeping the players in peak shape as the demands of the ANZ Premiershi

Southland District Council has prepared a draft Annual Plan for the coming financial year that continues the increased volume of infrastructure projects outlined in its Long Term Plan 2021- 2031. Council will meet on Tuesday 29 March to consider a report on the Annual Plan for 2022/2023, which inclu

Water restrictions have been introduced throughout Southland district. Low rainfall in Southland district since before Christmas has depleted the levels of Southland rivers, streams, aquifers and lakes. To conserve water, unattended sprinklers or hoses are not allowed to operate anywhere on Southlan