Mixed feelings as festival gets licence approval
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival organisers are pleased their liquor licence has been approved but feel they have been punished without doing anything wrong.
Southland
Demand for property info has doubled
Demand for property info has doubled
A buoyant property market has doubled the demand for land information reports and is placing Invercargill City Council staff under pressure.
Upgrade reaches ‘final push to the end’
Upgrade reaches ‘final push to the end’
One of Invercargill City Council’s key infrastructure projects is set to move into a main thoroughfare and residents are being reminded to plan ahead.
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ILT unfazed by regulation of online gambling
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ILT unfazed by regulation of online gambling
An Invercargill Licensing Trust manager says the regulation of online gambling will not affect its business model and will be a good thing for New Zealand.
'Well-respected' Gore man died in plane crash
'Well-respected' Gore man died in plane crash
Gore is reeling after confirmation a 'well-respected' member of the community was the person killed in Saturday’s plane crash.
Bloomin’ glorious
Bloomin’ glorious
After moving to Invercargill Sean and Kelly Tunnicliffe were delighted to take their son Leo on an adventure to the section in Invercargill that has been turned into a forest with hundreds of sunflowers.
ICC apparently investigating letter
ICC apparently investigating letter
The Invercargill City Council seems to have appointed an independent investigator to deal with the allegations of a mysterious letter received by councillors.
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Bishop outlines housing, RMA plans
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Bishop outlines housing, RMA plans
People have been stopping Chris Bishop in the street to tell him councils are out of control, a meeting heard yesterday.
Settlement lease renewal change to cap occupancy length
Settlement lease renewal change to cap occupancy length
A local historian is among those advocating for the long-term future of a remote village situated precariously within an Invercargill reserve.
Rates rise to be from 9.9% to 24%
Rates rise to be from 9.9% to 24%
The Gore District Council has baulked at a proposed 24% rates increase, after a 21% rise last year, but will be getting further into debt to help keep the increase to single figures.
Fat Duck wins supreme gastropub award
Fat Duck wins supreme gastropub award
Being forced to close restaurant doors during the pandemic has paid dividends for Te Anau’s Fat Duck gastropub.
No accountability for mother’s lack of care, family says
No accountability for mother’s lack of care, family says
A Southland woman says no-one has been held accountable for for the lack of care her mother received in an Invercargill rest-home after going through an investigation of more than three years.
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Fears for community with regulation of online gambling
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Fears for community with regulation of online gambling
The looming regulation of online gambling has a Mataura Licensing Trust official concerned with the safety and prosperity of districts around the country.
Council’s withdrawal disappointing: mayor
Council’s withdrawal disappointing: mayor
The Timaru District Council’s sudden withdrawal from a key Otago-Southland water alliance has left other councils disappointed and raised a series of questions regarding the decision.
Contact to appeal wind farm rejection
Contact to appeal wind farm rejection
Contact Energy believes the recent decision by an independent consenting panel to reject their proposed $1 billion wind farm at Slopedown is "flawed" and has "significant legal errors".
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600-year old ‘factory’ remnants shed light on southern history
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600-year old ‘factory’ remnants shed light on southern history
After almost 60 years, researchers are taking the next step to understand one of New Zealand’s earliest sites of industry, a Southland stone tool "factory" established by the region’s first...
Community group hit hard by school lunch changes
Southland community employer hit hard by school lunch changes
A Southland food collective has been forced to slash its staff in half and close down its community garden as a result of the government's school lunches programme.
Contact confirms wind farm fight
'Crucial project': Contact confirms Southland wind farm fight
Contact Energy is not lying down on its declined billion-dollar Southland wind farm, taking two avenues to get the project across the line.
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South Island minister listens to region’s concerns
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South Island minister listens to region’s concerns
The Minister for the South Island wants Southland’s Federated Farmers and Fish & Game "to move on" from the past issues.
Councillor says sorry for gender gaffe
Councillor says sorry for gender gaffe
An Invercargill councillor has apologised for assuming the gender of mayors after initially doubling down on his comment at a meeting.