Southland’s Caitlin Kelly saved the best for last, when she earned New Zealand’s sole medal on the final day of the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia today. The Invercargill teenager won the bronze medal in the keirin competition, with a final burst on the outside to gra

8pm Update: Police can confirm two people died in the two-vehicle collision on State Highway 1, Titri/Waihola this afternoon. Emergency services were called at around 12.15pm. Sadly, two people died at the scene. A further four people were transported to hospital, three in a critical condition and o

Today we chat about the CCTV progress or lack of it, Museum of Southland design feedback and the name, Te Unua – Museum of Southland. Wellington has Te Papa and Invercargill will soon have Te Unua – Museum of Southland. And even Mayor Nobby Clark agrees with having the Maori name first, telling coun

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A prudent approach to managing the budget, combined with better than expected Marine Fee income and investment returns has helped turned around a forecast deficit and will enable Council to begin to rebuild reserves. The 2022-23 draft Annual Report financial results were released this week for revie

A local petition, calling on zero fees to be retained, was presented to the National Education spokeswoman, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds, today (Monday 21st August). The 2349 signature petition was organised by former SIT chief financial officer, and current SIT student, Bharat Guha who said he wa

People studying with SIT Southern Institute of Technology regional campuses will continue to enjoy SIT’s Zero Fees Scheme in 2024. “Te Pūkenga was established to create a stronger vocational education and training network, to better serve students and employers, no matter where they live. We are alr

Fifteen years of keeping Southland and West Otago people warm was celebrated on Friday, (24 August) by the Southland Warm Homes Trust (SWHT). The SWHT, in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and has completed over 9,000 home insulation retrofits and contributed t