A day after the announcement that $10 million of Government money was heading south for City Block, developer Scott O’Donnell is a happy man. “We had no expectation of any money, but any money makes it easier,” he said. With the Invercargill City Council also agreeing this week to invest $46 million

Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire on Fulton Street, Invercargill. The fire occurred in the garage of a residential property at 9pm on Wednesday 1 July, the garage and its contents were extensively damaged. Anyone with information that could assist the enquiry should cont

They say Death visits thrice. For me the last 10 days or so has seen that character visit 4 times, to people I have known or known of. Sadly one of those in the “known of” category is ever jovial sports identity and drummer, Peter White. Peter was struck down with Motor Neuron disease earlier […]

Mirfin sweeps up second prize at ILT Southland Sports Awards World junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin has claimed her second award on the penultimate night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards. A member of the New Zealand quadruple sculls crew which won gold at the world junior rowing champion

The Government’s free and healthy school lunches programme moves south for the first time creating jobs for around 30 people in Otago and Southland. “Eighteen schools with 3000 students are joining the programme – 11 have already begun serving lunches, and seven are preparing to start during Term 3.

David Clark has formally resigned as Health Minister after recent controversies in his handling of the Covid-19 response. He has been under pressure since the start of the government’s response to Covid-19 some months ago. He said the portfolio has been a challenging one and it was clear to him that

Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s findings in relation to a serious incident in Gore last year. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on 14 August 2019 and resulted in a patrol car being stolen along with two Glock pistols from a locked box inside the vehicle. The

A suspicious garage fire on Fulton Street was well involved by the time four fire crews arrived. A person has been arrested and the fire was being treated as arson. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson confirmed receiving a call at around 9pm advising a garage was on fire in Fulton Street,