Saturday's the big one — Southbound rolls into town and Level One hosts the Official Afterparty, with DJ Nihilism taking over from 7pm till late spinning NZ music, hip-hop, 140 and drum & bass. If rock's more your speed, head to RIFF the same night for three

Southland's largest wind farm is now fully open, and it comes with a $496 million price tag and a 20-year deal underpinning the future of Tiwai Point. Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds officially opened the completed Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm on behalf of Energy Minister Simeon Brown, marking the

The Southland Stags host Bay of Plenty at Rugby Park this Sunday, with kick-off set for 5.05pm in round seven of the Hilux NPC. Sean Withy captains the side. The starting XV has Jack Barrett at loosehead, Jayden Henderson hooking, and Paula Latu at tighthead. Mitch Dunshea and Woody

Stewart Island air services have taken off thanks to Government support announced today, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. "A $640,000 loan to South East Air, owner of aircraft operated by Stewart Island Flights, will support the refurbishment and return to service of an aircraft it owns - boosting

The Museum of Southland will be free to enter for everyone — no door charge, no tiered pricing for out-of-towners. Invercargill City Council's Community and Regulatory Committee settled the question at its meeting today, landing on free general admission after crunching the numbers on what a ticket fee would

South Port is putting recreational and commercial boat operators on notice: stay out of restricted areas at Bluff unless you have permission. The port has issued a reminder that access within its operational area is restricted and controlled, and that vessels must not enter areas including the container terminal berths

ILT maintains investment in people and community through challenging trading year ILT Group held its Annual General Meeting on 8 September, outlining its financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2026. Against a challenging operating environment for the hospitality and accommodation sector, ILT maintained revenue broadly in line with

After 25 years teaching economics in Seoul and Singapore, Dr Jacob Wood is back in Invercargill — and running SIT's distance learning operation. Wood left in 1998 for the University of Otago, then kept going. A PhD in International Trade at Sogang University in Seoul led to academic roles