The Invercargill City Council will appoint an independent advisor to guide the Council as it seeks to improve relationships and strengthen governance ahead of the Long-Term Plan process. The move comes as ongoing tensions between elected members, and at times, between elected members and staff, have

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland’s level 3 restrictions will be extended until 11.59pm on Sunday night. Ardern Beginning her post-Cabinet briefing, Ardern says tomorrow marks 14 days since the reemergence of Covid-19 outside of quarantine facilities. She says more than a quarter

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is providing an update on Covid-19 ahead of this afternoon’s alert level decision. Latest from the live update: There are nine new cases of Covid-19. Eight of the cases are in the community and are all linked to the Auckland cluster. One of the confirm

Sad news from with the passing of Elizabeth Miller ANZLA, MBE ( Miss Miller), Dreamweaver. Miss Miller had a unique talent for bringing books and stories to life for hundreds upon hundreds of children over many years as well as being a long serving librarian. As some have already commented, Miss Mil

Singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow has described her time in New Zealand over lockdown as a bit of a rollercoaster, but at the moment she’s enjoying the ride. While not stuck in New Zealand, she’s happy with the safety of her home country until she feels ready to return to the US – and is keeping busy

A vehicle hit a power pole on the corner of Tweed and Clyde Street early this morning, with the two occupants taken to hospital with moderate injuries. The incident happened at 12:53am and both Fire and Emergency and St John attended – with the injured taken to Southland Hospital. A part of the stre

The year 1982, America would see new changes to the culture, sports, and entertainment landscape. In 1982, we would see the emergence of David Letterman, Michael Jordan’s first shot on the big stage, and the move E.T. take the country by storm. Take a look back at the year 1982, part III in Weird Hi

Some car windows on Isabella Street were smashed this morning, whatsoninvers.nz received several message about it. Police were notified at 6:59 this morning of someone damaging a vehicle on Isabella Street, Police attended and one person was taken into custody.