Council’s capital programme for the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 year was the largest on record, but its waste minimisation plan has been labelled a complete failure. A report to council’s risk and assurance committee last week outline a net operating surplus of $7.9 million as a result of revenue

A person has died after their car rolled into a waterway off a Southland road. Emergency services were called to McDonald Road in Dipton West, near Break Neck Road, about 10am. The sole occupant of the vehicle was unresponsive and was unable to be revived. McDonald Road is currently closed while the

Here is the Southland Stags lineup for the game this Sunday 4.35pm,Semenoff Stadium Whangarei Playing for the inaugural Heta (Peter) Tetai Taonga SBS Bank Southland Stags: Joe Walsh Jacob Payne Morgan Mitchell Joe Robins Josh Bekhuis © Grayson Knapp Matt James Charles Alaimalo Jakob Morrison Marty B

A lot of people don’t know about Three Waters because it hasn’t been consulted on, says deputy Mayor Nobby Clark, who is going all out to help protect Invercargill ratepayers. That’s because the city has huge water assets, and he’s concerned the community will have to subsidise growth areas such as

Police note the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the use of force during an arrest in Invercargill in October 2020. The authority found the use of the Police dog was unjustified in this instance and that other tactical options would have been preferable. We note that O

This reduces the midpoint of the range from NZ$9.50 to NZ$9.25 per kgMS, however the current advance payment rate of NZ$5.70 per kgMS is unchanged. Fonterra Chief Executive Miles Hurrell says “the change in the 2022/23 forecast Farmgate Milk Price will be disappointing for our farmers but it reflect

A new partnership between Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Panamanian government has seen the first group of students from Panama arrive in Invercargill this month to study English, with planning underway for further groups to make the journey here for education opportunities. The grou

Internationally recognised pharmaceutical scientist and philanthropist Sir Ray Avery is joining thousands of Kiwis people leaving New Zealand for Australia. The estimated number of people migrating from New Zealand to Australia was 31,300 in the year ended June 2019, Stats NZ says. This is half the