. The Southland Chamber of Commerce is hopeful of continuing its strong relationship with the Invercargill City Council, despite behind left out of initial consultations regarding the current review. Two letters have been written to Mayor Tim Shadbolt in recent weeks expressing disappointment about

Hey there team. Sad news for the end of the week. One of our rock n roll pioneers has passed away. Max Merritt left us earlier today after a long illness. Max had been living in Los Angeles for several years. Max Merritt grew up in Christchurch just as rock n roll arrived on our […]

A National Government will reduce regulatory burden and give farmers confidence for the future. Leader of the National Party Judith Collins and Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett announced National’s Agriculture policy in Gisborne today. You can read National’s Agriculture & Horticulture Policy

The first 11km section of the flood-damaged Lower Hollyford Road will be repaired. A meeting of key stakeholders including Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Southland District Council, Ngāi Tahu and the Department of Conservation agreed this morning that work on this would begin as soon as possible.

Legalising of recreational cannabis could increase health and safety risks for the primary sector, say wary employers. The sector already has one of the highest workplace accident and death rates in the country, and leaders say it could be another risk if the referendum gets support on 17 October. C

This Saturday 4.35pm Rugby Park Stadium SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags v North Harbour The time has come for Stags fans to flood back to Rugby Park Stadium and the support of supporters on the day will get our boys across the line. Tickets are available at ILT Stadium Southland, Ticketek.co.nz or at

Police in Southland are reassuring the community after they executed several search warrants around Gore and Mataura this morning. Officers supported by detectives and members of the armed offenders squads from Invercargill and Dunedin raided four properties in the townships at 7am. Senior Sergeant

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Hands in medical gloves holding COVID-19 swab. Test tube for taking patient sample, In a statement, the ministry said all three cases are in managed isolation facilities. There are no new community case