The 2020 Three Minute Thesis Competition or 3MT (as it is widely known), took place recently at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), with the hotly-contested first prize being taken out by Bachelor of Audio Production student, Jesse Brand and his presentation entitled “Virtual Musicality: The App

The temporary recycling drop-off centre located at the Invercargill Waste Transfer Station will close at end of business on Sunday 15 November in anticipation of a new permanent recycling drop-off centre reopening at Southland disAbility Enterprises. Invercargill City Council Infrastructure Group Ma

There’s many reasons why people associate the words ‘Fat Bastard’ with pies. For one, the Invercargill pie shop is fast becoming reknown in New Zealand for making some of the best pastry gems in the country. Two, there is a well known song about the ‘Fat Bastard’ who ate all the pies, and three, rem

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is keen to hear what people think about an initiative to improve safety on a short section of SH1 near Stirling Point in Bluff. The proposal is to use no stopping yellow lines on one side of the road to make the entrance to the main carpark safer for all […]

The HSBC Export Southland Gala Dinner will be held Friday 13 November at the Ascot Park Hotel.   The Export Southland Trust will host over 200 guests from export businesses and their supporters at the prestigious dinner. This year’s Export Southland Awards Dinner will have an interesting new twist.

Southland is being battered by a nasty cold front. The weather system is sweeping up the South island and has now reached Dunedin. A large truck and trailer unit rolled at Awarua earlier today, causing SH 1 to be closed. A detour route is in place. Police had earlier issued an advisory for motorists

Update: 8:30pm Fallen tree/s across highway Due to powerline repairs, State Highway 93 between Mataura and Clinton is closed from 6pm. Expected to reopen at 9pm. Delay your journey or use an alternative route. SH93 CLINTON TO MATAURA, SOUTHLAND – FALLEN TREE – 2PM T The state highway is fully CLOSED

Update: 4:50pm SH1 Awarua is now OPEN with a 30km/h temporary speed limit in place. The truck has been moved off the road, and contractors will come back with a crane tomorrow for vehicle recovery. Please SLOW DOWN and take extra care when passing the site. SH1 AWARUA, SOUTHLAND – CRASH – 12:10PM Th