Tension is building between Invercargill city councillors, with Grant Dermody and Tom Campbell accusing Ian Pottinger of being misleading and scaremongering in the build up to elections. Cr Pottinger is a mayoral candidate and spoke publicly on Friday last week about rumours the Bluff wastewater upgrade could cost ratepayers tens

Corbin Strong narrowly missed a second stage win at the Arctic Race of Norway today, battling to second place on stage three in a head-to-head showdown with Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) on the uphill finish in Målselv. Strong may have settled for second place but the Kiwi

Corbin Strong continued his excellent run of form on Thursday, winning the opening stage of the Arctic Race of Norway in Harstad. The 25-year-old out-sprinted the field on a short uphill finish, just ahead of teammate Riley Sheehan, to secure his third win in only 12 days. Corbin Strong Seals

* Invercargill Airport celebrated the opening of CAA’s permanent AvSec office for long-term jet operations. * The modern base strengthens Southland’s role in New Zealand’s growing national aviation network. * Local leaders say the development signals strong confidence in the region’s future connectivity and growth. Invercargill Airport has officially

More community hubs, warmer homes and greener programmes are on the way after Rio Tinto New Zealand Aluminium Smelter and Ngāi Tahu awarded $500,000 to ten Southland projects in the third Community Development Fund round. The partnership between the smelter and iwi, signed in 2022, centres on remediation, energy

Gordon McCrone – the media are eating you for breakfast. Pick up the phone. There are many ways we could describe the latest Invercargill mayoralty candidate – but the rest of the media have already done it for us. Other media have named his website but refused to link to it – aren’

Proposed NCEA changes are designed to ensure that Southland students leave school with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in further education, training, or employment. It’s essential that young Southlanders receive a world class education that sets them up for life. At the moment kids are leaving

The Government is proposing to replace NCEA with new national qualifications that ensure young people have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford say. “We want every New Zealander to reach their full potential and contribute to a thriving economy—