Cabinet has decided that New Zealand will have a one-off public holiday and state memorial service to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The one-off holiday will be held on Monday 26 September. There will be no trade restrictions. In a statement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said many New Zealan

All mask wearing requirements except in healthcare and aged care will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Ayesha Verrall this afternoon confirmed Cabinet’s decision to scrap

Invercargill City ratepayers Mayoral poll vote below. This poll will run till next weekend. ::: POLL CLOSED:::   This week is a big week with the Chamber of Commerce ‘Big Debate’ a mayoral debate with speed dating the candidates on Wednesday and voting papers go out late next week. We will add a Inv

Sad news to report the passing of Invers identity Dave Bartley Dave passed away at Hospice Southland last Thursday at an age that was far too young. Dave was well known about our city as a top real estate agent, part of Team Bartley under the Harcourts umbrella. Dave was also behind the the incredib

Nominations for candidates for Environment Southland closed today for the 2022 election. There were 18 nominations received, with 7 of those being submitted on the final day. The list of candidates can be found below, and elections will be required in all except Western regional constituencies. Elec

Maybe include some opinion. Just over 24 hours into our Mayoral poll and we have had over 490 votes. In this poll, same as the previous poll, from the start frontrunner Nobby Clark took off and never looked back with a constant 30+ vote margin but did narrow to 20’s ahead of Toni Biddle who […]

Invercargill’s Mayoral race has become a Southern ‘reality show’ being watched by the entire nation – and everyone has their opinion on it. What’s on Invers decided to interview the top four likely contenders and who also, are either currently on, or have been on council. Marcus Lush politely declin

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