Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick has thrown his full support behind a proposal to merge Southland’s four existing councils into two unitary authorities. “It’s high time for rural Southlanders to have a system that puts their needs first. “We’re 100% behind this idea of having two

Six new homes will provide warm and dry housing for vulnerable elderly residents Council continues housing improvement plan with focus on sustainability and accessibility Construction follows community support and $7.7 million funding for future housing upgrades A new stage of Invercargill City Council’s Housing Innovation Project is now

Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, SOS: Save Our Sheep, calling for urgent action to halt the collapse of New Zealand’s sheep industry. “Once the backbone of New Zealand’s economy, sheep are fast becoming an endangered species in this country,” Federated Farmers meat & wool chair Toby

A valuable points-scoring finish capped off a “positive” weekend for New Zealand motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan in the Moto3 World Championship in the United Kingdom. The Invercargill teenager bagged two highly sought-after championship points after finishing 14th in a demanding race at the iconic Silverstone Circuit earlier this morning (Monday,

Rugby Southland has confirmed the popular ILT Fireworks Spectacular will return in 2025, lighting up the sky after the SBS Bank Southland Stags’ home game against Manawatū at Rugby Park Stadium. Scheduled for Friday, August 15, the match begins at 7.10pm, with the fireworks set to launch around 8.

Police in Gore are making steady progress in their investigation of a suspicious house fire in Waikaia that occurred earlier this year. Emergency services were called to the scene on Elswick Street shortly after midnight on Wednesday 21 February. Although no one was hurt, the fire caused serious damage to

The High Commissioner of India to New Zealand, Ms Neeta Bhushan, visited Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) in Invercargill on 14 May as part of her official tour to engage with Indian students and local stakeholders. Accompanied by her husband, Mr Anurag Bhushan, Additional Secretary in India’s Ministry of

It was all about fine food, great entertainment and sunshine as the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival took place in Bluff today. A lengthy queue formed well before the gates opened at 10.30am, and the crowd of 4000 people filed in to enjoy the day in bright, sunny conditions.