Chief: closure decision is ‘devastating’
Chief: closure decision is ‘devastating’
New Zealand Aluminium Smelter’s management team will spend the next six months focused on how to wind-down operations at its Southland plant.
Laura Smith
Many pieces to recovery puzzle, council says
Many pieces to recovery puzzle, council says
Southland district councillors have endorsed a "jigsaw" approach which aims to support the community recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Roads closed; ‘more rain to come’
Roads closed; ‘more rain to come’
Road closures and high water levels were seen throughout Southland yesterday due to heavy rainfall in the area.
Invercargill's creative talent adds colour to inner city
Invercargill's creative talent adds colour to inner city
WATCH: Invercargill's inner city has been given a splash of colour as more than 120 community groups leave their artistic mark on the city's CBD redevelopment
Rescue and conservation pilot, firefighter, dies at 76
Rescue and conservation pilot, firefighter, dies at 76
Te Anau pilot and community volunteer Bill Black has died.
Police revise policies on car keys as result of Gore chase
Police revise policies on car keys as result of Gore chase
Police have implemented policy changes following a dramatic police chase and manhunt in Gore last year.
4.9% rates increase post-Covid ‘compromise’
4.9% rates increase post-Covid ‘compromise’
An approved 4.9% rates increase was called a compromise by an Environment Southland (ES) councillor yesterday as the council approved its annual plan for 2020-21.
Another $16m for project
Another $16m for project
An extra $16million is being pumped into the Invercargill City Block development to tally up to a $46million contribution from Invercargill City Council.
Invercargill’s first brick building foundation uncovered
Invercargill’s first brick building foundation uncovered
Archaeologists at the city block development were surprised to uncover the foundation of Invercargill’s first brick building last week.
New chief executive takes charge at SIT today
New chief executive takes charge at SIT today
After 30 years working at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), Maree Howden is now the boss.
Study to inform nature of future air control
Study to inform nature of future air control
Possibilities for the future of Invercargill Airport air control will be found after an aeronautical study is completed.
Business backs council funding more of CBD
Business backs council funding more of CBD
Southland business owners want the Invercargill City Council to raise its investment in the City Block Development (CBD).
New Zealand golf volunteer of year
New Zealand golf volunteer of year
Southlander Robyn Boniface’s devotion to her sport for more than half a century has been recognised with the award of New Zealand Golf volunteer of the year for 2019.
Councillors defend chambers upgrade
Councillors defend chambers upgrade
Invercargill City Council chambers are set to get a $45,000 face-lift, despite chatter at a council meeting as to whether it was the "right time".
Uncertainty over bequest remains
Uncertainty over bequest remains
Questions are still being raised over where an Otatara resident’s $90,000 bequest should be spent.
Demolition option for vacant buildings
Demolition option for vacant buildings
Vacant Invercargill council buildings "like a scene from Alien" could be demolished to avoid expensive repair costs.
Ideas polled on sustainable future
Ideas polled on sustainable future
Ideas to diversify Te Anau’s economy were gathered this week as the community looks to create a more sustainable future.
Trail consent bid hearing
Trail consent bid hearing
A joint hearing will be held in Te Anau today for two Fiordland Trails Trust resource consent applications — one of them retrospective — for the nearly completed Lake2Lake trail.
Taskforce to assist Gore businesses
Taskforce to assist Gore businesses
A taskforce established in Gore will assist businesses struggling with the economic impact of Covid-19 and aims to continue pre-Covid growth in the town.
Call not to exempt Manapouri from standards
Call not to exempt Manapouri from standards
A petition calling for the Government not to exempt the Manapouri Power Scheme from the national standards set out in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) has been...