Ian Pottinger called the mayor's answer a "soliloquy". Tom Campbell called his behaviour "rude". Another Tuesday, another clash at Invercargill City Council. The six-term councillor clashed with Mayor Campbell during a full council meeting on Tuesday — the third time Pottinger has butted heads with

Two men have been arrested and more than $30,000 in stolen property recovered following a months-long investigation into rural burglaries across eastern Southland. The men, aged 42 and 38, from Niagara and Gore, were charged with receiving stolen property after their arrest on Tuesday. The investigation traced back to

Southlanders are about to get faster access to specialist care, cancer treatment, and elective surgery after the new Dunedin Hospital outpatient building was officially opened on Friday. The $440 million, five-storey facility is the first completed stage of the long-delayed Dunedin Hospital rebuild — a project that has spent years grinding

Invercargill won't be getting a Māori ward. Councillors voted against it this week, and the push from local iwi to leave things as they are made it an easy call. Council manager Michael Morris told the meeting that feedback from Te Rūnaka o Awarua and Waihōpai Rūnaka was

More than 13,000 caps. One good cause. And a pop-up shop that's probably unlike anything Invercargill Central has hosted before. The Rotary Club of Invercargill Charitable Trust has been gifted an enormous collection of caps from an estate — 13,000-plus of them — and rather than let them

Air New Zealand has posted a $242 million annual loss, its worst result in years, as fuel costs blown out by the Middle East conflict and a punishing run of engine problems overwhelmed solid gains in passenger revenue. The airline reported a pre-tax loss of $336 million for the year

Southlanders are going all out for Daffodil Day this year, and the Cancer Society event has transformed into a month-long event over the years. Otago Southland Cancer Society southern community manager Gavin Booth said the great thing about Daffodil Day is that Southlanders get behind the cause every year. Cafes,

PowerNet has been named Energy Distributor of the Year at the 2026 New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards — recognition built on one of the worst weeks in the company's history. The award was presented in Wellington on August 19, honouring PowerNet's response to the October 2025 wind