Councillors' roles on council-controlled entities curtailed
Councillors' roles on council-controlled entities curtailed
Invercargill City Council will soon not have have elected members as directors of council-controlled companies.
Luisa Girao
Call for e-scooter safety guarantee
Call for e-scooter safety guarantee
An Invercargill women has asked councillors to guarantee her safety during a trial of electric scooters in the city.
Extra $300,000 for stadium to push up rates
Extra $300,000 for stadium to push up rates
Invercargill ratepayers might face a bigger rise in their rates than expected.
Residents to face rates hike of 2.95%
Residents to face rates hike of 2.95%
Invercargill ratepayers can expect an increase of 2.95% for the next financial year, less than the 3.14% which was forecast.
Take five: Stewart Island/Rakiura
Take five: Stewart Island/Rakiura
The fish is always fresh, seeing a kiwi is likely and the place is fuelled by the energy of its people.
Cruise ship plan under development
Cruise ship plan under development
Environment Southland will develop a safety management plan for Fiordland and Stewart Island ahead of next year's cruise ship season.
Man charged after Invercargill standoff
Man charged after Invercargill standoff
A man has been charged after an incident which required police to cordon off eight blocks of Invercargill's CBD area last night.
Heritage NZ keen for festival solution
Heritage NZ keen for festival solution
Heritage NZ is willing to continue working with the trust running the Bluff Oyster Festival to come up with a solution for its historic building problem.
Extra $1.47m unbudgeted expenditure for bridges
Extra $1.47m unbudgeted expenditure for bridges
A programme to replace 193 bridges in Southland got a funding boost yesterday.
Central city investment would increase rates by 1.2%
Central city investment would increase rates by 1.2%
Invercargill ratepayers will end up having an increase of 1.2% in their rates if council commits to investing up to $30million in the inner-city block development.
'Overwhelming' support after contract loss
Support for workers with disabilities after contract loss
Families of Southland disAbility Enterprises workers are overwhelmed by the support from the community after the company lost its recycling contract with WasteNet.
Tattoo, piercing bylaw viewed as 'revenue-gathering'
Tattoo, piercing bylaw viewed as 'revenue-gathering'
Invercargill tattooists may soon be overseen by the council as it moves to establish a bylaw to regulate the industry.
Public consultation on investment in inner-city development
Public consultation on investment in inner-city development
The Invercargill City Council is asking the community if it should invest up to $30million in the inner-city block development.
Shining light on Dark Sky status
Changes proposed to ensure Dark Sky status
Stewart Island is on a mission to keep intact its accreditation as a Dark Sky Sanctuary. However, it will need help from residents and businesses in the area.
Cycle trail subject of dispute
Cycle trail subject of dispute
Fiordland Trails Trust is "extremely disappointed" after negotiations with Environment Southland failed in relation to a breach on the Lake 2 Lake trail.
Future of Bluff festival in jeopardy
Future of Bluff festival in jeopardy
The future of the Bluff Oyster Festival may be in doubt.
Oyster festival's plan to demolish historic hotel declined
Oyster festival's plan to demolish historic hotel declined
Invercargill City Council has declined a request from Bluff Oyster Festival Trust to demolish a historic hotel.
Never too young to learn road safety
Never too young to learn road safety
Southland children are being taught road safety rules during National Road Safety Week.
Invasive weed found on Fiordland shipwreck
Invasive weed found on Fiordland shipwreck
The discovery of more invasive Undaria plants in the waters of Fiordland has been described as disappointing by Environment Southland.
Surgery or bust for nursing student
Surgery or bust for nursing student
After years of being bullied and suffering from low self-esteem, a young Invercargill woman is determined to have her life back.