Southern DHB/Public Health South has been notified that a further three Queenstown residents have been confirmed as having measles. Locations where these cases were known to be infectious with measles include the ski fields and multiple locations in Wakatipu/Queenstown area between 28th August and 7

The government has scrapped its long-standing target to build 100,000 homes over 10 years and will release properties it is struggling to sell on the open market. Housing Minister Megan Woods has unveiled the hotly-anticipated reset of the government’s failed flagship policy. The reset includes sett

“Queenstown Airport Corporation, Dunedin Airport and Invercargill Airport Limited have entered into a cooperative arrangement through the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The multi-lateral airport arrangement is the first of its kind in New Zealand. The purpose of the arrangement is to fost

Two of the south’s brightest netball talents will reap the benefits of being immersed in the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel environment next season. Steel head coach Reinga Bloxham has named tenacious defender Della-May McDermott, of Winton, and Dunedin-based shooter Kiana Pelasio as official train

Menzies College students are creating recycled bags from the packaging of stockfeed, emblazoned with the faces of happy cows and sheep from well-known farming brands. Ahna Norman, Latasha Reriti and Renee McLellan of Menzies College founded All Round Bags as part of this year’s Young Enterprise Sche

Southland is experiencing a property boom and buyers need to get their financial ducks in a row to ensure the don’t miss out on their dream property, Invercargill mortgage and insurance advisor Brenda Nom says. Brenda, who started her business in 2012 after a 10-year career in banking, said demand f

The government announced today it will establish a national Cancer Control Agency by December this year. It will also give the drug-buyer Pharmac an extra $20 million this year and a further $40m next year. It says Pharmac has told it that will mean it can fund a range of new medicines, including se

Listen to the full audio from the Invercargill City Council Extraordinary meeting on 21st August.