51 entries have been received for the 2017 Gingerbread House Competition, which this year includes a special category for replicas of Invercargill buildings. The competition is back for a second year, organised by Invercargill City Council City Centre Co-ordinator Kari Graber. Judging will take plac

The Gore District Council will lift the ban on handheld hosing at 7.00am today (Friday 8 December) after a replacement pump was installed at Gore’s main water source Cooper’s Wells. However, the reservoir needs to recharge, and with continued hot weather and very little rainfall forecast over the ne

The Invercargill City Council is looking to kick-start the New Year by launching a new event to help show how the city centre can shine with a bit of cut-and-polish! Business owners, volunteers and residents are being encouraged to get involved in the first ever Rev Up of the inner-city, to be held

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2017/18 season from $6.75 to $6.40 per kgMS and updated the market on its financial results for the first three months of the 2018 financial year. Chairman John Wilson says the lower forecast Farmgate Milk Pri

Two Auckland Lotto players will be shouting from the rooftops after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Crystal Mini Mart and Lotto in Auckland and Pak N Save Wairau Road in Auckland. Powerball was not struck this evening and

The Cook family of Kaden, Riley, Declan, Fletcher and Addisyn shows the new generation are keyed into Christmas giving. They groceries the brought to McKnight and Brown for the Spirit Army Christmas hamper weren’t simply taken from the pantry at home, they had to earn them as Kaden explains: (Video

The Gore District Council has imposed a ban on all unattended hoses, sprinklers, garden irrigation systems and handheld hoses, effectively immediately, after a pump failure today at the town’s main water source. The ban also applies to car washing by handheld hose. 3 Waters Asset Manager Matt Baylis

A friendly reminder of the liquor ban zone in Invercargill. Remember breaches can result in your receiving a $250 fine. Check out the map below to ensure you’re in the know.