Over the past fortnight Southland Police have executed a number of search warrants in various locations in relation to an ongoing focus on organised crime. The search warrants have resulted in a number of people arrested for a range of offences along with the recovery of methamphetamine, cash, and f

Invercargill is getting a loan of $19.5 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to help with a big redevelopment of the central city. The project to attract businesses and shoppers back to the CBD and put vacant or abandoned buildings into use is costing $165m. Regional Economic Development Minister

The Southland Rams played Canterbury Maori in a South Island premier competition game on Saturday August 24th.The game was played at Elles Road in  front of a dedicated crowd. The Rams carried on their winning form, having already won their two previous games in the competition against West Coast an

A modern and solution to a significant workplace safety risk has seen a Southland business take home a national award. Invercargill-based automation engineering and electrical company EIS won the Gold Innovation Award at the 2019 Master Electricians Excellence Awards earlier this month in Auckland i

Here is your SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags team to take on North Harbour at Rugby Park, 4.35pm this Sunday. Grab your tickets here Congratulations to Javaan, Taine and Howard on getting their first run in the Stags Jersey! #SouthlandProud #AntlerArmy 1.Joe Walsh 2.Flynn Thomas 3. Morgan Mitchell 4.

Ten of the current twelve Invercargill City Councillors are seeking re-election on October 12th, who will you be putting back around the council table? Take our poll below.   Are you registered to vote? If you have already registered to be on the parliamentary (electoral) roll, you are automatically

Lauren Phillips, a 21-year-old apprentice from Invercargill, is competing at the WorldSkills tournament in Russia this week. Is she nervous? ‘Not really’. Apprentice plumber Lauren Phillips laughing, again. Lauren Phillips, 21, apprehensively rolls up her left sleeve and flexes her muscles, as reque

Air New Zealand’s full-year profit has hit headwinds as higher fuel costs and slower passenger growth hit its earnings. The airline reported a net profit of $270 million, 30 percent lower than a year ago. A 29 percent rise in fuel costs, together with increased costs, more than offset growth in the