Three power poles unexpectedly collapsed on Mersey Street this afternoon, surprising residents and causing a momentary power outage. PowerNet is investigating the cause, but witnesses reported that strong wind gusts caused the middle pole to fall, dragging the other two down “like dominoes.” No inju

Invercargill City Council’s preliminary election results have confirmed the new Invercargill City Councillor is Steve Broad with 2760 votes. Polls for the Invercargill City Council by-election closed at midday Friday. Progress results on Friday revealed Broad had a strong lead, but this did not incl

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The state of our roads in Invercargill and Southland is a huge concern. Our councils have done their best, under very trying circumstances, but cuts to government road funding have meant that they have had a difficult job in recent years. Millions of dollars in Waka Kotahi (NZ Transport Agency) fund

Police acknowledge the sentencing of Daniel Wallis today in the Invercargill High Court in relation to the death of Hope McFall-Schultz. We are able to release a brief statement on behalf of Hope’s mother, as follows. No further comment will be made, and the family requests privacy going forward. ST

It’s 2023 and already a number of significant businesses will soon close their doors or have already shut up shop. East Rd Pets closed their doors at the end of May, the owners citing ongoing health reasons as the main reason why. United Video South City are divesting themselves of their vast, vast

Progress results in the Invercargill City Council by-election have put candidate Steve Broad in the lead, although it is currently too close to call officially. Polls closed at midday today, and progress results were delivered to the Invercargill City Council just after midday. Progress results show

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