When Nobby Clark realised he had won the Invercargill Mayoralty by a clear margin of more than 3000 votes, he said it was obvious people didn’t want a celebrity. But his new role leading a city of 57,000 people has automatically plunged the former deputy right into the spotlight.  When he heads into

Lumsden businessman Rob Scott leads a very tight race to become the new Southland district mayor. After counting of preliminary votes today in the Southland district local elections, Rob Scott led Geoffrey Young by 18 votes, with the incumbent, Gary Tong, a further 15 votes back in third place.  Spe

Over 400 riders from 125 schools will head to the deep south for the Skoda New Zealand Schools track cycling and mountain bike championships this week. The SKODA National School Track Championships will be staged at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome in Invercargill on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 October,

Gore District Council 2022 Triennial Elections PRELIMINARY RESULT The preliminary result for the Gore District Council elections held on Saturday 8th October is as follows. Mayoralty: BELL, Ben 2,346 HICKS, Tracy 2,333 There were 67 special votes issued. We expect the final result on Thursday. INFOR

Invercargill City Council’s preliminary election results have confirmed the position of new Mayor Nobby Clark and several returning and new Councillors. Polls for the local government elections closed at midday Saturday. Preliminary results delivered on Sunday afternoon, after a slight delay, confir

Related: Environment Southland Election Progress Results Gore Council Election Results Southland District Council 2022 triennial Elections Invercargill City Council Councillors Elected Progress Result Election Progress Result The progress result for the Environment Southland elections held on Saturd

Related: Environment Southland Election Progress Results Gore Council Election Results Southland District Council 2022 triennial Elections Invercargill City Council Councillors Elected Progress Result The race for the Gore District Mayoralty is too close to call at the close of voting today. The pro

With approximately 90% of the votes counted, the race for Southland district’s mayoralty is too close to call. Incumbent Mayor Gary Tong leads by just 21 votes from Geoffrey Young, with Rob Scott a close third a further six votes back. Southland District Council governance legal manager Robyn Rout s