Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark said the way forward for the city of Invercargill was not to be caught up in personalities but getting things done. Both Nobby and Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt were criticised in the Department of Internal Affairs review on council, but already the deputy was ready to move on. “It

Husband and wife Glenn and Ismay Howden of Invercargill took the overall Club Championship and the Ladies Championship respectively at the Eastern Southland Car Club Annual Prizegiving recently. Glenn Howden scooped the Club Championship in a Toyota Corolla he purchased for $100. Howden only contest

Invercargill Police today executed a number of search warrants in response to an aggravated burglary and kidnapping. Three men — aged 31, 36 and 39 — with gang connections were arrested in relation to the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday 19 November. They have been charged wit

Community Trust South is pleased to announce that it has provided funding to Leadership New Zealand which will fully fund one participant from the Trust region to participate in the Mana Moana Experience 2021. This experience is a specialist Pasifika Leadership Programme and it aligns with the prior

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is extending its support to businesses and in particular those associated with International Trade. The recent merger of the Otago Chamber and the Employers created an opportunity for the Southland Chamber to expand its support to business and extend its internation

Australian NBL coaching legend Rob Beveridge will be back to coach the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks in 2021. Although he did make it to Invercargill to take the coaching reins for the 2020 season before the Sharks’ season was curtailed by COVID, the man affectionately known as “Bevo” did not get t

The Invercargill community is well and truely in the Christmas spirit, after another successful South City Street Party. South Alive community development and operational manager Julz Orr said the beat of the Cook Island drums at the start of the event really set the tone for evening. “It was a grea

Arguably one of the most unkempt intersections in Invers is in for a make over this week. The intersection of Tay and Lindisfarne Streets is getting re-surfaced. Highways South say while the work is being carried out at night, there will be temporary speed limits, a lane drop and turning restriction