“Now that the holidays are over, we’re back into it. When we first worked on the concept of 90 Seconds+ with Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark, we envisioned it to be a quick one question, one answer format. However, from the first episode, it’s been longer with sometimes three topics discussed an

A robbery occurred at the Collingwood Food Centre on North Road in Invercargill at 9.10pm on Monday evening. A male offender wielding a knife demanded money from a staff member, who complied. No one was harmed, but the police arrived quickly and are conducting a scene examination and reviewing CCTV

This from the RNZAF P-3K2 – Orion fly past. Hey there team, keep your camera’s handy and keep an eye on the skies for this flypast this afternoon. Note the times could be approximate. ORION FLYPAST ALERT The last two of our P-3K2 Orion fleet are heading for Base Woodbourne today following a close […

Strengthening of the 600-metre section of Mataura stop bank, identified at risk of erosion pre-Christmas, is in full swing this week. Last year, while a geophysical report found there was no obvious structural damage to the stop banks on the Mataura River as a result of the 2020 flood event, river e

Environment Southland is urging dog owners to take care this summer when visiting Southland rivers. We have had a report of a dog dying from suspected toxic algae poisoning after playing in the Upukerora River area, Te Anau, over the weekend. Environment Southland chief scientist Karen Wilson encour

Invercargill is currently hosting a delegation from its Japanese sister city, Kumagaya, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their sister city relationship. The delegation, which included the Mayor of Kumagaya, Tetsuya Kobayashi, and members of the Kumagaya City Council, was warmly welcomed by Inv

Cycling Southland hosted events on road and track over the weekend, with repeat winners taking the main prizes. In the ILT New Year Track Carnival, hosted at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome on Friday and Saturday, Marshall Erwood became the first rider to etch his name on the Cycling Southland wheel rac

Summer Sounds Bluff returned to the Gunpit on Bluff Hill on Sunday and so too did the crowds as good numbers turned out to be entertained after a one-year hiatus due to crowd restrictions in 2022 They gathered to enjoy the music of Darcy Kerr, JEM and BackChat with proceedings getting underway with