Southland

Invercargill Police are appealing for information after a firearm was discharged at a residential address in Waikiwi last night. Police received multiple calls from members of the public after at least five shots were heard in Kildare View at around 11pm. Fortunately nobody was injured, however we k

The cooling of the afternoon temperature didn’t deter over 40 Southland farmers giving surfing a go at Monkey Island late yesterday (Thursday 12th December). “We were expecting maybe 20 last night but they just kept coming, which was great!” says event organiser Tom Slee. Everyone received a quick l

It’s new, it’s better and it’s easier to operate. That’s the view of customers using the new recycling centre on Mersey Street. Hamish McMurdo, General Manager Southland Disability Enterprises said the drop off centre is safer and more efficient. ‘We opened on 30 November and already people can see

Leading New Zealand energy companies Meridian Energy and Contact Energy are co‐funding a $2 million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower Southland. Contact CEO Mike Fuge said the hydrogen production, export and dry year

The Invercargill Licensing Trust made a $780,000 profit in November, which was only slightly less than in 2019 – despite there being no large conferences booked after Covid-19. In a report from the chief executive for its monthly meeting today, Chris Ramsay said the year to date profit was currently

Hopes the thousands of tonnes of toxic waste stored in Mataura would be removed this year are now gone. The Environment Court mediation between the Environmental Defence Society and the waste’s producer New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and their owner Rio Tinto continued this week. The society had hop

Southland Mayors and their Deputies, the Chair of Environment Southland and Deputy together with local iwi met with Cabinet Ministers Grant Robertson and Megan Woods in Invercargill today. Mayor of Gore District Tracy Hicks, speaking as the Chair of the Southland Mayoral Forum said the meeting was u

Some residents in Otago and Southland woke to freezing temperatures and fresh snow with more falling this morning. The unusual weather event comes as parts of the North Island are recording temperatures above 20 degrees. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said a cold front was making i