Every school in Gore District will have new variable speed limit signs in place by July 1. The static signs — not electronic flashing ones — remind drivers that lower speed limits apply during school drop-off and pick-up times. They're required under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits

Para cycling champion Hannah Pascoe is swapping her tandem bike for a typewriter. The Invercargill mother and retired athlete will launch her debut novel at the city library on June 20, capping off a writing project 26 years in the making. Falling Amidst Waves, Book One is the first of

The Tour of Southland turns 70 this November — and it's bringing back the legends to prove it. Australasia's longest-running multi-stage cycling event, the SBS Bank Tour of Southland, will hold its 70th edition from November 1 to 7, less than a year after the rescheduled 69th

Are you passionate about skin, laser treatments, beauty, and helping people feel confident in their own skin? As The Cosmetic Clinic Invercargill continues to grow, the team is looking for a qualified Beauty Therapist—or someone currently completing their beauty therapy studies—to join its supportive, fun, and results-driven clinic.

Hospices across New Zealand are getting a $12 million funding boost, with Health Minister Simeon Brown confirming the uplift will take effect for 2026/27. The increase follows a review of hospice services conducted by Health New Zealand alongside Hospice New Zealand, which found wide variation in how much government

STORY UPDATED The Invercargill City Council has just signed off one of the lowest rates increases south of Christchurch, coming in at just over 7 percent. But on Wednesday afternoon, the Central Otago District Council adopted its 2026-27 Annual Plan, slashing its rates from the projected 7.26 percent to

Te Anau's lakefront is finally taking shape — and construction could start by August. The Fiordland Community Board says detailed design work on the lakefront development is progressing well, with final design approval and tendering expected to be wrapped up in time for an August construction start. It'

Invercargill Young Professionals has a new president, and she wants young people to stop quietly leaving Southland. Breea Scully has been appointed president of Invercargill Young Professionals (IYP), with the committee's focus squarely on making the region somewhere people actually want to stay. "There is a lot