SDC rates increase to be lower than projected
SDC rates increase to be lower than projected
The Southland District Council’s 2020-21 draft annual plan includes a 2.65% rate increase to help lighten the impact of Covid-19.
Luisa Girao
Developer hoping to get project back on schedule
Developer hoping to get project back on schedule
The move to Alert Level 3 should have been sooner, an Invercargill developer says.
Schooling challenging but enjoyable
Schooling challenging but enjoyable
With schools closed, parents are finding themselves in the position of having to work from home and also ensure their children are still completing school assignments via distance learning.
Invercargill man first to die of virus at home
Invercargill man first to die of virus at home
An Invercargill man who became the first New Zealander to die at home from Covid-19 had links to the Bluff wedding cluster.
Reduced rates rises on agenda
Reduced rates rises on agenda
A reduction, or a 0% rise, are up for discussion as Southland councils rethink annual plans because of Covid-19.
'Doing his bit'
'Doing his bit'
An Invercargill man was surprised by what he found during a walk last week.
Cleaner enjoying fresh appreciation
Cleaner enjoying fresh appreciation
The owner of an Invercargill cleaning company says she has never felt more appreciated.
Whitebait reminder
Whitebait reminder
The Southland Recreational Whitebaiters association president is urging people not to visit their spots during lockdown.
April is takahe awareness month
April is takahe awareness month
The population of takahe is growing, but the species is still in trouble, the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.
Firm allowed to supply vital equipment parts
Firm allowed to supply vital equipment parts
An Invercargill manufacturing company has Government approval to manufacture hundreds of in-demand hospital equipment parts.
Lockdown another challenge for visitors
Lockdown another challenge for visitors
A Colombian-born resident says living overseas is a life dealing with daily challenges.
SIT central city apartment project now at risk
SIT central city apartment project now at risk
Southern Institute of Technology’s project to build an apartment building on Invercargill’s CBD block is at risk.
Oyster harvesting suspended
Oyster harvesting suspended
The oyster season is on "pause" mode due to the countrywide lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Anxious moments at the border but all works out
Anxious moments at the border but all works out
Going on holiday is always exciting — but for the first time in her life Otago Daily Times reporter Luisa Girao never wished so badly not to be away.
Shucks, Bluff oyster season looks set to be pearler
Shucks, Bluff oyster season looks set to be pearler
In the first three days of the 2020 Oyster season, one of Southland’s biggest oyster factories processed 84,000 of the Bluff delicacy.
CBD redevelopment firm asks council for extra $16m
CBD redevelopment firm asks council for extra $16m
A request to the Invercargill City Council to increase investment in the CBD redevelopment by $16million could contribute to a potential 8.1% rates increase.
ICC supports transfer of museum governance
ICC supports transfer of museum governance
A change of governance of the Southland Museum and Art Gallery to the Invercargill City Council is ‘‘the first step to progress’’, Invercargill deputy mayor Toni Biddle says.
Govt promises to ring-fence SIT assets
Govt promises to ring-fence SIT assets
The Government-appointed board steering the merger of the country’s 16 polytechnics and institutes of technology into a single entity has guaranteed it has "no intention" to move any Southern...
Kidney donation benefits ‘priceless’
Kidney donation benefits ‘priceless’
In the early 2000s, during a trip to Thailand, Nobby Clark met a Buddhist monk who said something that changed him forever.
Industry reckons it is oysters on Monday
Industry reckons it is oysters on Monday
Boats and the dredge are ready to be in Foveaux Strait for the start of the Bluff oyster season.