Southland

Tuatapere property owners on the Southland District Council sewerage scheme will receive a refund from Council. Chief financial officer Anne Robson said the $1060 (GST inclusive) refund will go to all Tuatapere properties which connected to the sewerage scheme when it was built in 2008-2009. Propert

One person has died following a crash near Edendale in Southland. The crash occurred shortly before near the intersection of Homestead Road and Hilda Road. It does not appear that any other vehicle was involved. Another person in the car sustained serious injuries and has been transported to hospita

Southland District Council’s senior project engineer water and waste services, Matt Keil, has been named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Brookfields Emerging Leader of Year Award. The title was one of several handed out to those in local government by the New Zealand Society of Local Gov

Welcome to our first guest post something we have been working on for a while, today we kick things off with Southland District Council Mayor Gary Tong. Mike & Mal. Each of the towns here has its own personality, its own set of opportunities and challenges, and a different list of issues that make t

The Invercargill i-SITE will temporarily relocate to the Northend Bowling Club in Queens Park by the end of this week (13 APRIL). Several relocation options for the i-SITE were considered by Venture Southland, which is responsible for the operation and management of the Invercargill i-SITE, before c

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has expressed serious concern following the possible cut to essential local rescue helicopter services across Fiordland and Southland. “It is very concerning that local rescue helicopters in Te Anau, that have successfully operated for nearly three decades, may no l

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker today presented his petition to Save the Lumsden Maternity Centre to Health Minister Dr David Clark. “The level of support that the petition has received across Clutha-Southland is overwhelming,” Mr Walker says. “After collecting the final petition forms from around

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an incident in Balclutha on Wednesday 4 April. Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale says a person or people in a red ute may be able to assist Police with enquiries. The ute was last seen in the Moore’s Beach, Clutha Valley Road area that same