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Watch Now - Aug 22, 2022

Mike & About: Today I chat with Aaron Ramsay, Fire Station manager about why they took strike action last Friday. Fire and Emergency NZ

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A Week of Closure from 19 September on the Lumsden-Dipton Highway, SH6, Southland

Motoring - Aug 19, 2022

Highways South, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highway maintenance contractor in Southland, will be closing part of SH6 for a week from 19 September to replace a major culvert. SH6, the Lumsden-Dipton highway, will be closed between Caroline Valley Road and Josephville-St Patrick’s Road from 19

Rethinking Waste – Recycling Initiatives Identified by Gore DC

Aug 19, 2022

Kerbside recycling is among waste minimisation initiatives back on the agenda for the Gore District Council. The Council this week agreed to several initiatives to come out of its Rethinking Waste project. They include: Investigating the feasibility and community support for a kerbside recycling col

Southland Stags Team Named to Take on Otago

News - Aug 19, 2022

Southland Stags vs Otago, Sunday August 21st, 2.05pm, Rugby Park Stadium. Playing for the Donald Stuart Memorial Trophy SBS Bank Southland Stags: Joe Walsh Sam Stewart Morgan Mitchell Joe Robins Josh Bekhuis (cap) Grayson Knapp Matt James Arese Poliko Jahvis Wallace Marty Banks (vc) Matt Whaanga Sco

Invercargill City Mayoral Poll: Who Will You Vote For?

Aug 19, 2022

Now that nominations have closed and all those wanting to throw their hat in the ring for the Invercargill City Mayoralty have done so. We want to know who you would like to see as the next Mayor of Invercargill City. Note: Just like the voting papers the candidates names are randomised. Poll closes

Watch Now - Aug 22, 2022 Mike & About: Fire and Emergency Strike

Mike & About: Today I chat with Aaron Ramsay, Fire Station manager about why they took strike action last Friday. Fire and Emergency NZ

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Watch Now - Aug 20, 2022 Mike & About: Waverley Bowling Club by Mike & About

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News - Aug 20, 2022 Southlanders Waiting More Than 24 hours In ED by Mike Sanford

Sport/Motorsport - Aug 20, 2022 Michels Ready to Race at Sandown by Lindsay Beer

Motoring - Aug 19, 2022 A Week of Closure from 19 September on the Lumsden-Dipton Highway, SH6, Southland by Mike Sanford

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Council Upgrades Building Consent Tool

Property - Aug 27, 2026

Invercargill's building consent process is getting a new online home from September 14, when council switches from its current platform, Simpli, to a system called Objective Build. The change affects anyone applying for a building consent — builders, architects, designers, homeowners. Objective Build was developed after engagement with more

ACT Targets $100m Climate Body for Cuts

News - Aug 27, 2026

ACT wants to shut down the Climate Change Commission — and it has a dollar figure ready to justify it. The party's candidate Paul Henry announced this week that an ACT government would disestablish the Commission entirely, folding its monitoring and reporting responsibilities into the Ministry for Cities, Environment,

Peacehaven Villas Open as First Residents Move in

Community - Aug 26, 2026

The first residents have moved into Peacehaven Village's new villas, marking a tangible turning point in a redevelopment that has been more than a year in the making. Several owners shifted into their new homes this month, with all six completed villas either sold or under offer. Enliven

Storm and grid fault darken Southland

Southland - Aug 23, 2026

A national grid failure and a storm hit Southland at the same time on Sunday, knocking out power to around 25,000 customers for roughly two hours at midday. Transpower, which owns the national grid, experienced a significant issue at lunchtime that cut supply to most of Southland. That fault

Knowing Yourself Beats Wearing a Label

Health & Wellbeing - Aug 23, 2026

I'm Katie, and I'm MAD, M-A-D. I mean, I have self-diagnosed Mother's Attention Deficit. More specifically, a unique and rare branch called CAD — Cooking Attention Deficit. Because of my condition, I've been almost entirely banned from the kitchen. The task causes procrastination