Southland

The first images of the proposed Hawthorndale Care Village aged care development have been unveiled. The Hawthorndale Care Village Charitable Trust has presented the concept design of the ground-breaking project on the former Hawthorndale Primary School site on Tay Street, Invercargill. “This is a p

Blair Vining reckoned if everybody in the south bought a brick, together we could build a hospital. So, we’re going to do just that. On Friday 31 July, 2020, the Southland Charity Hospital want to see schools and businesses across New Zealand hold a mufti day in support of his legacy, on the first-e

Mirfin sweeps up second prize at ILT Southland Sports Awards World junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin has claimed her second award on the penultimate night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards. A member of the New Zealand quadruple sculls crew which won gold at the world junior rowing champion

A suspicious garage fire on Fulton Street was well involved by the time four fire crews arrived. A person has been arrested and the fire was being treated as arson. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson confirmed receiving a call at around 9pm advising a garage was on fire in Fulton Street,

The mighty crane dominating the skyline of Invercargill’s CBD now has a name – Lofty the Yellow Lifter. Invercargill youngsters were given the chance to stamp their mark on the crane with a joint “Name the Crane” competition run by ILT and Leighs Construction. The funky new moniker is the creation o

The National Party is making some new promises about Southland’s tertiary education sector, in response to the government’s Reform of Vocational Education. Deputy party leader Nikki Kaye was in Invercargill today for the opening of new candidate Penny Simmond’s official office, and had some strong w

Sport Southland hosts the annual celebration of sporting achievement on behalf of the Southland Amateur Sports Trust and is presenting the Awards online for the first time. It was a great outing for the athletics community with Te Anau policeman Dwight Grieve winning the NZME Masters Achievement of

Southland rugby great Leicester Rutledge, world junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin and Invercargill physiotherapist Karl McDonald have been honoured on the opening night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards. The awards are being presented digitally for the first time this year, with a total of