Southland

More than a month on from Southland’s floods Emergency Management Southland (EMS) is continuing with Recovery efforts – with advice and support still widely available. Recovery Manager Ken Swinney said EMS recovery coordinators have been active in flood affected areas. In Fiordland, Community Board

At a full council meeting on Tuesday, Invercargill City councillors committed to $700,000 annual funding of ILT Stadium for the next three years, an increase of 57% on the previous $400,000 funding agreement. The Stadium’s owners, Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust, requested the incre

Get ready for colour, fun, and entertainment, with a colour rush event set to hit Invercargill. Indian Community Southland Inc is thrilled to announce that Holi – Festival of Colours, in association with Southland Nepalese Society Inc, is coming to the Queens Park Gala Street Reserve. Following the

One person has died following a crash between a car and a quad bike on Mokotua Road, Mokotua, near Invercargill. The crash was reported about 4:10pm today. The road has been closed at the northern end and the Serious Crash Unit will attend the scene.

Fernworth Primary School is celebrating the new decade with a new vision and a new Māori name. After an official launch on Thursday evening (February 20th). Principal Alison Cook said the school will move into 2020 with the values of whakapono – having self-belief and confidence, and manaakitanga –

Many Kiwis have fond memories of biting into a patty with the carefully considered ratio of egg, whitebait, and Watties tomato sauce. But future opportunities to indulge in this delicious snack may be few and far between if whitebait management rules are enforced. According to the Improving Whitebai

It’s that time again. The time when you gather a group together, camp out at ILT Stadium Southland, and take turns walking and running around a track for 20 hours while fundraising for Cancer Society’s work in Southland. The festival-like atmosphere, activities, live music, and entertainment is what

The past and the future will be in focus as Heritage South’s Southland Heritage Month 2020 opens up a discussion around what stories Southland students should be taught as a compulsory part of the school curriculum from 2022. Heritage South Chair Rachael Egerton said the opening night event on March