Southland families bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis will get support from National with its new FamilyBoost childcare tax rebate, of up to $75 per week, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “It’s expensive raising a family these days and sometimes it seems like there’re costs at every
Two separate car crashes occurred in Invercargill this morning within another of each other. The first was two-car crash happened at 10:50am at the corner of Elles Rd and Balmoral Drive. According to a police spokesman, they received reports of the accident and have dispatched authorities to the loc
UPDATED: Firefighters responded to a large fire on Branxholme-Makarewa Rd in Southland earlier today. The fire, which engulfed a large industrial building was reported around 10:30 am Thursday. Crews from Wallacetown, Winton, and Invercargill, along with tanker assistance from Otautau and Hedgehope,
A great day is planned when the Wyndham Harness Racing Club celebrate their centennial with a race meeting at Young Quinn Raceway in Wyndham on Saturday (18 March). The club has a wonderful history since being formed at a on Friday 23 May 1923. Subsequently, the first Trotting Club meeting, a non-to
There were some spectacular performances by Southland cyclists at the New Zealand Track National Championships, which took place in Invercargill from 1 to 5 March. Hosted by Cycling Southland at the SIT Zero Fees velodrome, the event brought together some 170 of the country’s top track cyclists, ran
Southland families bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis will get support from National with its new FamilyBoost childcare tax rebate, of up to $75 per week, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “It’s expensive raising a family these days and sometimes it seems like there’re costs at every
What Makes us Really Cry at Funerals
Why the tears that fall reflect the conversations we haven't had, the relationships we haven't healed, the priorities we've forgotten, and the life we're still creating.
"I am more of a funeral kind of
Invercargill was raised to city status on March 1, 1930, not that it occasioned much in the way of fanfare. There were certainly no overbrimming public celebrations, perhaps because the Depression was biting.
The public reports were nothing if not sedate:
"Having obtained within its narrow borders a population
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
Three hundred and twenty refurbished laptops are heading to Southland schools and youth organisations, courtesy of a deal between Great South, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and a handful of local groups.
MBIE is donating retired devices from its own fleet. The laptops will be split across the
Southland families bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis will get support from National with its new FamilyBoost childcare tax rebate, of up to $75 per week, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “It’s expensive raising a family these days and sometimes it seems like there’re costs at every
The annual Southern Thunder motor race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend (18/19 March) is always a popular one with the feature categories being the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks and the Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars. One of the biggest field of trucks for many years will line
Invercargill Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on State Highway 6 near Lochiel on February 25th. The crash resulted in the death of one person and left another in serious condition. According to authorities, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged with
Police were called to Yarrow Street earlier today following reports of three males carrying what appeared to be firearms. Police were notified at 12.55pm and officers promptly responded to the scene. Upon arrival, police were able to locate the three individuals in question and upon further investi
Two separate car crashes occurred in Invercargill this morning within another of each other. The first was two-car crash happened at 10:50am at the corner of Elles Rd and Balmoral Drive. According to a police spokesman, they received reports of the accident and have dispatched authorities to the loc
UPDATED: Firefighters responded to a large fire on Branxholme-Makarewa Rd in Southland earlier today. The fire, which engulfed a large industrial building was reported around 10:30 am Thursday. Crews from Wallacetown, Winton, and Invercargill, along with tanker assistance from Otautau and Hedgehope,
A great day is planned when the Wyndham Harness Racing Club celebrate their centennial with a race meeting at Young Quinn Raceway in Wyndham on Saturday (18 March). The club has a wonderful history since being formed at a on Friday 23 May 1923. Subsequently, the first Trotting Club meeting, a non-to
There were some spectacular performances by Southland cyclists at the New Zealand Track National Championships, which took place in Invercargill from 1 to 5 March. Hosted by Cycling Southland at the SIT Zero Fees velodrome, the event brought together some 170 of the country’s top track cyclists, ran
