The Lumsden Heritage Trust has staged another audacious recovery of a piece of New Zealand railways history. Yesterday a team of contractors rescued an 1883 wooden passenger…
A multimillion-dollar financial injection from the government is a welcome boost for the Southland economy. Southland District Mayor Gary Tong said announcements made today by Shane Jones,…
Southland District Council chief executive Steve Ruru has resigned. Mr Ruru said his decision to resign was one of the hardest he has had to make. “I…
Watch the timelapse video below of the bridge construction. The new Pyramid bridge across the Mataura River will be officially opened at a ceremony on Friday 26…
Repairs will soon be under way to fix substantial damage to the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail caused by Southland’s February floods. ATMCT manager Susan Mackenzie said…
Environment Southland is forecasting a drop in income of around $3.5 million in the coming 2020-21 financial year due to the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and…
Southland District Council’s building solutions team is 100% electronic. Council’s new GoGet software went live on 6 May, giving the team the final tool that enables full…
We hear you, Southland building industry We’ve been hearing a lot of frustration in the building community in the past week as work resumed under Alert Level…
Southland District Council has granted resource consent for a commercial rafting operation on the Mataura and Oreti rivers. Team leader resource management Marcus Roy confirmed consent had…
One of the three buildings that comprise Southland District Council’s headquarters in Forth Street, Invercargill, has been rated as earthquake prone and staff who work in the…
