Heavy snow across southern New Zealand has now eased and all Warnings and Watches are lifted. Gale southwesterlies continued to affect coastal Southland and Otago and a Watch remains in force, however, winds are expected to ease early Tuesday morning. People are advised to stay up to date with the l

A good turnout of Southland emerging businesses and potential investors assembled on Thursday to take part in a Funding for Growth Investment workshop, jointly hosted by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Invest South. The event at Transport World included a panel of investors and founders includi

Invercargill Police urges those in Southland to avoid or delay travelling in wintry conditions today. There was a minor accident on Queens Drive this morning. The area has been experiencing snow showers and more are expected. Those who need to travel are advised to exercise caution – assess local ro

Snow to low levels in many parts of the South Island. An active front, followed by a very cold southwest change, is forecast to move north across the South Island tonight (Saturday) and Sunday morning bringing snow down to low levels. Heaviest snow is expected above 100 metres in Southland, Clutha a

Police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was threatened and robbed on Ythan Street, Invercargill around 6:50pm on Friday 2 August. The taxi was stopped on Ythan Street between Tyne and Forth Streets when four males approached and threatened the driver with a screwdriver. The males stol

New Zealand Speedways night of nights, the New Zealand Speedway Awards was held recently in Auckland and Speedway in the South took home its best ever haul of silverware with six awards coming South. X Factor Cars Riverside Speedway Commentator Daryl Shuttleworth scooped the Commentator Of The Year

Opinion: It staggers me that we still have the other Councils and some ICC Councillors wanting to keep the WasteNet tender open for the next 12 months. This tells me that they will then get their preferred tenderer in at the expense of those from Southland disAbility Enterprises who currently work t

The heart of the Stand Up For SIT campaign was to have the Education Minister Chris Hipkins hear Southland’s voice. To hear our cries of how much his Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) would damage Southland. Be heard, we said. We were heard. But no one listened. Thursday’s announcements from the