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A breakout summer has seen Southland cricketer Jacob Duffy named ILT Southland senior sportsperson of the year for the second time at a new look awards function on June 13. The Lumsden-born fast bowler, who also won the award in 2021, had an exceptional domestic campaign with the Blackcaps in

What began as one mother’s vision for a bare Southland block is now a multi-decade planting and fencing project – one creek, one paddock, one tree and one generation at a time. For Eastern Bush farmers Peter and Lynley Cassels, planting and fencing isn’t just about ticking regulatory boxes.

Repeat violent and sexual offenders are on notice as the Coalition Government brings back the Three Strikes regime. From today, anyone convicted of one of 42 serious violent or sexual offences will face steadily harsher sentences, a move Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says answers public calls for safer streets

* New system blends government records with yearly surveys to deliver faster, cheaper population statistics. * Monthly inflation index from 2027 aims to sharpen decisions on rates, benefits, and budgets nationwide. * Minister says overhaul will restore confidence in Stats NZ by “measuring what matters” for every community. New Zealanders have filled out

Southland signwriting firm Creation Signs has clinched gold at the New Zealand Sign and Display Association Awards. Manager Riki Shuttleworth said the honour, announced in Nelson on Saturday night, was testament to his team’s passion for the industry. “We might be located at the bottom of New Zealand but

It’s only four months out until our Elections 2025 and whatsoninvers.nz took the opportunity to ask our Invercargill City Councillors who was going to be running again. Next up in our pre-election coverage* with Invercargill City councillor Trish Boyle and asked her a few questions about the upcoming

Federated Farmers is calling on Revenue Minister Simon Watts to urgently rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars each year.   Inland Revenue has proposed major changes to the way FBT applies to utes, which are common and essential work tools for

* Eleven of the 28 Second Division Lotto prizes went to winners in the South * One winning ticket was sold at Whitcoulls Invercargill, ten more through MyLotto in Southland * Powerball jackpot climbs to $25 million after no First Division win It was a strong showing for the south in Saturday night’