Video of the stranded 4WD leaving the snow. Updated: Good news. Reports out today say all the vehicles that were stranded on the Old Man Range after a blizzard a couple of week ago have been rescued. A local bulldozing contractor cleared a path along the track so all the vehicles could be brought do

DAME COMPANIONS OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT (DNZM) Ellen Dolour France For services to the judiciary Karen Margaret Sewell, QSO For services to education KNIGHT COMPANIONS OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT (KNZM) Robert George Mappin Fenwick, CNZM, KStJ For services to conservation and busines

The Invercargill City Council has withdrawn a charge from the Invercargill District Court against the Niagara Sawmilling Co Ltd relating to a breach of the noise limits set out in the Invercargill District Plan, Chief Executive Richard King announced today. Mr King said he had written to Kennington

Invercargill City Councillor Lindsay Thomas and Chief Executive Richard King have been asked by Local Government New Zealand to assist in Kiribati as part of a New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Aid Programme.                                               […]

Hey there, we’ve reached the end of May on our trek through 2016. And what an adventure its turning out to be. Firstly let’s acknowledge everyone on the dairy farms that going through that Gypsy Day transition. It would have to be one of the most stressful situations . Who would choose to up sticks

The Invercargill Licensing Trust is to expand its distribution operation in Queenstown with take over of the Beaver Liquor Wholesale distribution business in the resort. Photo:whatsoninvers.nz Trust CEO Greg Mulvey told whatsoninvers.nz that the deal is not a biggie and that liquor distribution has

If you’ve been along Queens drive passing the Tower Lodge motel recently you may have noticed the construction of a big plastic tunnel house, no its NOT a full on green crop operation. There was a fire caused by an electrical fault started in the ceiling of one of the units, so the big tunnel […]

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is excited to be moving to the Esk Street Mall end of the SIT Arcade in early July. As part of the on-going strategic partnership the move brings with it a collaboration between the Chamber and SIT’s new ‘Business HUB’ also opened recently in the arcade. Chambers ne