Renewable Energy Push, Regional Growth and Community Projects Top Southland District Council Agenda. A wide-ranging Southland District Council meeting has tackled regional economic milestones, a major renewable energy push, community infrastructure decisions, housing pressures, and operational governance across the district. Southland Economy Among New Zealand's Strongest Great South

Invercargill City Council is proposing to increase fees at Bluff Boat Ramp, with casual launch costs rising from $25 to $30 per use. Annual permits would also go up under the proposal, costing $155 per year for boats under 6 metres and $215 for larger vessels. Bluff Community Board Chair

Invercargill timber processor Niagara Sawmilling Company has launched a $115 million expansion that will more than double its production capacity and create new jobs for the region. The expansion includes construction of a new sawmill at the company's Kennington site, currently being built in Canada and due to

A new community fund has been launched to help secure the future of ILT Stadium Southland, giving locals a simple way to support one of the region's busiest facilities. The Friends of the Stadium Fund has started with a $100,000 donation from an anonymous Southlander, managed through

The southern New Zealand dotterel population has surged by 52 percent following a successful aerial predator control operation on Stewart Island. The annual bird count at Southland beaches last week revealed the dotterel population has grown from 105 in April last year to an estimated 160 - the biggest annual

An Invercargill Lotto player is $19,810 richer after winning Second Division in tonight's live draw. The winning ticket was purchased from Four Square Newfield, making it one of ten Second Division wins across the country, each worth $19,810. Anyone who bought their ticket from Four Square

Diamonds Day is always the glittering conclusion to many of the south's major harness race series and the glitter extends to the ladies on course as once again this year, courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers and the Invercargill Harness Racing Club, one lady will leave Ascot Park

An Australian company is proposing a $3 billion plant near Invercargill that would turn Southland's brown coal reserves into fertiliser. Victorian Hydrogen wants to build the facility 30km northeast of the city, processing lignite into 1.5 million tonnes of urea fertiliser annually. The project could make New