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More community hubs, warmer homes and greener programmes are on the way after Rio Tinto New Zealand Aluminium Smelter and Ngāi Tahu awarded $500,000 to ten Southland projects in the third Community Development Fund round. The partnership between the smelter and iwi, signed in 2022, centres on remediation, energy

Gordon McCrone – the media are eating you for breakfast. Pick up the phone. There are many ways we could describe the latest Invercargill mayoralty candidate – but the rest of the media have already done it for us. Other media have named his website but refused to link to it – aren’

Proposed NCEA changes are designed to ensure that Southland students leave school with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in further education, training, or employment. It’s essential that young Southlanders receive a world class education that sets them up for life. At the moment kids are leaving

The Government is proposing to replace NCEA with new national qualifications that ensure young people have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford say. “We want every New Zealander to reach their full potential and contribute to a thriving economy—

* Over one hundred leg hold traps were removed by Parks staff yesterday. * Council urges public to report any traps rather than touching or moving them. * Alternative pest control methods are in place to protect pets and community safety. The Invercargill City Council has raised concerns after more than one hundred

Motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan is set to return home for a special fundraising event this October. The Invercargill teen, who competes in the Moto3 World Championship with Denssi BOE Motorsport, will host the gala dinner “Grid Talk” at Bill Richardson Transport World on Saturday, 11 October. The evening will be

Homeowners tired of wrestling with consent paperwork to erect a modest garden shed or hobby room are set to receive welcome relief. Cabinet has signed off new setback rules that scrap the mandatory distance between a boundary and single-storey buildings smaller than ten square metres, and shrink the distance to

A decision to secure Invercargill’s emergency water supply as early as mid-2027 at a cost of $18 million was lost by a narrow margin yesterday. Seven councillors were against the motion put by Infrastructure and Projects Committee chair Grant Dermody, to crack on with the Awarua business case as