Invercargill City Council last night (Thursday 12 November 2020) unanimously accepted the findings of an independent governance review and will now present the details of a plan to address the matters raised to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Discussions with the DIA will take place over c

It was possibly the closest election race in the country between Penny Simmonds and Liz Craig, but National just got there in the end. Provisional votes released on October 17 had Simmonds as the winner with a margin of 685 votes, but on Friday that gap narrowed to just 225. “Phew! Thank you everyon

Seventy-three tuatara have this week winged their way from Invercargill to their natural home in the Marlborough Sounds. The Takapourewa/Stephens Island tuatara came from Southland Museum & Art Gallery (SMAG) and have been added to wild tuatara populations at two Marlborough Sounds’ reserves. Ngāti

After three days and 70 games of brutal basketball, the Etco Auckland Dream and the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have etched their way into NBL history as the inaugural victors of the NBL’s Schick 3X3 Cup. Never before has this level of 3X3 basketball been seen in New Zealand and the grand finals

Update: 5:38pm Police advise the road has been reopened. Update: 11am, Police have advised the road is closed again. Gorge Road Invercargill Highway has been closed again this morning to allow the Serious Crash Unit to examine the scene of a crash from earlier today. The road is expected to remain c

Police are seeking sightings of a vehicle involved crash in Edendale last night. At about 5.15pm on the 12th of November 2020, a vehicle accident on Edendale Woodlands Highway near Dacre was reported to Police. Police would like to speak to the driver of a red vehicle believed to be involved and any

With new community cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Michael Butchard is reminding Southerners to get tested if they have any cold or flu symptoms. “While there is no information indicating an increased risk in our region from the Auckland cases, it is an im

After suffering a serious slump the wool industry has nearly managed to claw back prices to pre-Covid levels. The disruption to the supply chain caused by Covid-19 had resulted in significantly reduced demand from overseas mills. PGG Wrightson general manager for wool Grant Edwards said during lockd