On 31 August 2022, South Port was granted resource consent by Environment Southland for project Kia Whakaū. Kia Whakaū is a project to dredge and remove seabed materials to 9.7m chart datum (CD) in the harbour entrance channel, 10.7m CD in the Island Harbour berth basins, and 9.45m CD in the swingin

Who would you like to see represent Invercargill on the ILT board?  There are twelve candidates standing this election.  You can vote for up to six. You need to be with in the old Invercargill City boundary. Otatara residents are unable to vote for the ILT as they are outside the boundary. More abou

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Police have arrested a further two men, aged 18 and 23, in relation to two ram raids on Monday 15 August, one on Dee Street and the other business Found My Way on Windsor Street. These arrests are in addition to an 18-year-old taken into custody last week. Both men are due to appear in […]

Revitalisation in Manapouri is scheduled to go ahead early September 2022. The project includes replacement of the Manapouri boat ramp and adjacent gabion wall, a new jetty, an upgrade of View Street car park and Otta seal application on Fraser’s Beach Road. Southland District Council project manage

After a hiatus of more than two years, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), in collaboration with Pacific Island Advisory & Charitable Trust (PIACT), has brought their Pasifika Open Night back, providing the local Pasifika community with an event to inform them on education and training opportuni

Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

After a two-year Covid-enforced break, the Waihopai Rowing Club’s Corpor8 event is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The popular corporate rowing event, supported by iHire and a range of other sponsors, is the Oreti River-based club’s major fundraising effort for the year. Corpor8 committee chair Ga