Post Office Square was once a vital and vibrant hub of old Invercargill and gave the City a sheltered functional town center until 1938 when the NZ government decided Invercargill would put a new post office on this land instead. Decades following this decision Invercargill has struggled to establis

Multinational metal and mining corporation Rio Tinto has today announced it would be reviewing the viability of the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter at Tiwai Point, near Bluff. According to a Rio Tinto spokesperson, high energy costs and aluminium industry challenges have meant that the smelter, as an

Southland teenager Cormac Buchanan will contest the 2020 national championships as part of the Yamaha Motor New Zealand road racing team. The James Hargest College student features amongst a breadth of experience in YMNZ’s 2020 New Zealand Superbike (NZSBK) racing team structure. With a commitment t

Tā Mark Solomon, Chair of the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency in the South Island has congratulated Whānau Ora enterprise Koha Kai who was honoured for their Lunches in Schools programme at the national Māori Women’s Business Awards (MWDI) in Rotorua last night.” The awards recognise wāhine Māori wh

Southland Police are reminding the rural community to keep their property secure as summer approaches. Recently, there have been a number of burglaries reported in rural Southland, and with the increase in daylight hours and farmers tied up with calving, lambing and milking it is an opportune time f

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today increased its 2019/2020 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from $6.25 – $7.25 per kgMS to $6.55 – $7.55 per kgMS. The Advance Rate Fonterra pays its farmer owners will be set off the mid-point, $7.05 per kgMS, of the revised range. Fonterra Chairman John Mon

His Worship the Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has today announced his chosen Deputy Mayor and committee chairpersons for the new term, as he reflects on the recent election. “Despite the inadequacies of our postal services, there was a relatively high response by voters in this year’s Local Government elec

It has only been four years since Southland bank SBS last underwent a rebrand, but the signwriters are back to work once more. As of Saturday, a new logo on an orange background has replaced the old branding of the main branch in Invercargill on Don Street. The fresh logo is in the shape of […]