Invercargill City councillors have had a mixed reaction to being subject to a government review with some welcoming the scrutiny and others questioning why it is needed. The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) contacted the council to request information after reports of rising tensions among elect

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon is about to drive his revolutionary electric rally car for the first time. Paddon and his small team in Cromwell have been working on the concept for almost two years and are now set for the next step in their world leading project. A year ago Paddon unveiled p

ANZ is winding up investments in the 50-year-old Bonus Bonds scheme because low interest rates are reducing the prize pool – and could fall even further. More than $3 billion is invested in Bonus Bonds which is managed by ANZ Investment Services, a subsidiary of ANZ bank. In a statement this morning

Applications are now open for Sport NZ’s new fund – Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa – for community-based programmes and projects targeting children and young people at most risk of missing out or being less active. Just over $326,000 of the fund will be available in Southland over the next 12 months, to

The Rugby Park Supporters Club fit-out issue has been resolved, with the Invercargill City Council now agreeing to cover the costs. Council was currently dealing with some big projects, including Rugby Park, which had been causing conflict in recent months, prompting the Department of Internal Affai

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and Health Minister Chris Hipkins are providing an update on Covid-19. Latest from the live update: Dr Bloomfield says there are five new confirmed cases. Two are imported and three are in the community. Two of the community cases are contacts of cases th

The Minister for local Government and the Department of Internal Affairs are both now involved in the Invercargill City Council issues. Following a public excluded meeting yesterday, the council released details around the decisions made, which included appointing an independent governance expert –

Stewart Island photographer/artist Laire Purik’s isolation project has almost hit the $10,000 mark, only a week after it started Pledgeme campaign. Lairka Photography needs $12,000 to publish the soon-to-be historic book ‘Copeisolation’ – which features life for many of the islanders during lockdown