Invercargill fire fighters will walk off the job for an hour on Friday, as tensions remain high after 16 months of negotiations with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). A further three hour-long strikes were also planned for Monday November 7, Friday November 11 and Monday November 14. Invercargi

A special rail excursion train will roll in to Invers later tomorrow (Thurs) The Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer will roll in to our city pulling several passenger carriages from the days when we had passenger trains travelling the length and breadth of NZ. The train which is on a 13 day tour of the Sou

Australian Carter Bettles has climbed his way into theTour of Southland’s yellow jersey with an outstanding ascent of the Remarkables today. Bettles and his ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast team, which is managed by former Tour de France rider Henk Vogels, were able to execute their plan perfectly, wit

Teretonga Park holds the distinction of being New Zealand’s oldest permanent motor racing circuit on Sunday 6th November its 65th Anniversary will be marked with a club event. With the impending closure of Pukekohe Park Raceway in South Auckland it will also become the only remaining circuit that us

As the world of online communication continues to dominate people’s lives, the new Mayor delivered a strong message at the inaugural Invercargill City Council meeting today. Mayor Nobby Clark said in the past, he was aware that people had contacted council members at meetings to influence the democr

A big day in the wind has provided a record Tour of Southland field with its first major test of this year’s race. In the end it was rookie Zakk Patterson (Base Solutions Racing) who won a bunch sprint on the Te Anau lakefront, with overnight leader Boris Clark (Quality Foods Southland) retaining hi

Meeting of the Invercargill City Council held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 3.00 pm. Read the meeting agenda here.

Southland mental health services are struggling with staff shortages, as the need for specialist mental health support increases. Across the country there’re vacancies for 650 full-time mental health workers. In Southland alone, our hospital desperately needs a mental health clinical psychologist, a