Luisa Girao

Keith Prentice says the secret to longevity is to "live one day at a time".

Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt’s partner plays an unusually large role in the city’s affairs, a pair of council-appointed observers say.

A single mum is ready and looking for an opportunity to return to the workforce.

A judge has described the theft of more than $12,000 by a former The Bachelor New Zealand contestant as self-indulgent.

A contestant of The Bachelor New Zealand was sentenced after she admitted stealing more than $12,000 from her employer and from a social organisation she was part of.

The Southland District Council will immediately start working on a "plan B" following an unexpected budget shortfall.

A governance group will be established to provide advice to the Invercargill City Council on reimagining the city’s closed museum.

An Invercargill officer who put a drunk woman in a headlock and pulled her to the ground will not face criminal charges, despite a independent investigation finding the use of force unjustified.

Police have decided to not charge an Invercargill officer who "lost his temper" and used unjustified force when dealing with an intoxicated woman.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not affected a major retailer’s plans to open in Invercargill.

Two Southland St John ambulance teams have been given the keys to a low-carbon future.

Southland stakeholders gathered yesterday to brainstorm about the future of the region’s economy, to make it more resilient after Tiwai’s closure.

Better be safe than sorry.

A group of Southland district councillors worry a new region-wide plan could mean smaller communities lose their sport and recreation facilities.

The Southland District Council has asked for more than $3million from the Government’s tourism package to help hard-hit regions.

Constraints in the construction market are set to hit the Invercargill City Council’s infrastructure plan delaying key projects.

Just two months after the $3.2million hydroslides were opened, Invercargill’s Splash Palace has had an increase in usage of 35%.

Jacabeth Bartlett-McBride (left) helps Mia Atkinson (both 15) make her first lantern which will be used as part of Invercargill’s Matariki celebrations next month.

They started on the same day at school but it was another seven years before their relationship became serious.