Covid-19 response meetings
Covid-19 response meetings
As part of the Fiordland community response to Covid-19, two meetings will be held this week in Te Anau for residents to learn and share ideas about what the future could look like.
Laura Smith
Museum open in few months
Museum open in few months
Southland's transitional art and museum space — He Waka Tuia Art + Museum — is only months away from opening, two years after the museum shut to the public.
Yacht’s 85th festivities include free cruise
Yacht’s 85th festivities include free cruise
The 85th anniversary celebrations of a Te Anau-based yacht included more than 600 people enjoying a free cruise over the weekend.
Licensing trust sheds workers
Licensing trust sheds workers
Eighty-seven people will be made redundant by Invercargill licensing trust ILT in the first wave of job losses expected at several southern licensing trusts.
Push for traction on museum work
Push for traction on museum work
An attempt has been made to get redevelopment of Southland’s museum moving.
Body found in Southland forestry block
Body found in Southland forestry block
Police say they have found the body of a man believed to be missing Southland man Dale Watene.
Freedom wheels
Freedom wheels
One Invercargill 4-year-old has been given the gift of independence after fundraising and donations enabled his family to buy a specialist bike for him.
Search ramps up for missing Southland man
Search ramps up for missing Southland man
Police continue to hold "grave concerns" for missing Southland man Dale Watene, and an intensive search of forestry land is planned for this Saturday.
Charity hospital system ready to take referrals
Charity hospital system ready to take referrals
On what would have been Blair Vining’s 40th birthday, concept plans of his Southland Charity Hospital have been revealed.
Bequest to benefit outdoor project
Bequest to benefit outdoor project
The Otatara community is to benefit after $90,000 was left in the will of a resident, which will go towards the development of nearby Fosbender Park.
Projects of $100m-plus approved by council
Projects of $100m-plus approved by council
Invercargill city councillors have given the nod to five ‘‘shovel-ready’’ projects totalling more than $100million to stimulate the economy.
Progress on council staff pay reductions
Progress on council staff pay reductions
Further talks between the Invercargill City Council and the Public Service Association will be held today as they seek a truce over the issue of paying employees during Alert Level 3 restrictions.
Resolution over Invercargill council workers' pay
Resolution over Invercargill council workers' pay
A resolution has been made following a meeting between the PSA and the Invercargill City Council regarding a planned reduction of pay for ICC employees unable to work fulltime during Alert Level 3.
$107 million sought for southern projects
$107 million sought for southern projects
Five "shovel-ready" Invercargill City Council projects were endorsed by councillors yesterday that asked for $107.25 million from the Crown Infrastructure Partners.
Keeping a check on things
Keeping a check on things
Awarua Whanau Services chief executive Mata Cherrington was one of about 120 people swabbed at the Covid-19 testing site at Te Rau Aroha marae in Bluff yesterday.
Council settles on less steep rates rise
Council settles on less steep rates rise
Invercargill city councillors yesterday agreed to increase rates by 2% for the next year starting July.
Talks on ICC pay plan continuing
Talks on ICC pay plan continuing
Discussions between the Public Service Association and the Invercargill City Council will continue today regarding the planned reduction of pay for ICC employees unable to work fulltime...
ICC to allow rate payment postponement
ICC to allow rate payment postponement
Invercargill ratepayers financially impacted by Covid-19 would be given an opportunity to postpone rate payments — but it will cost them.
Legislators urged to act to get ouvea premix out of old mill
Legislators urged to act to get ouvea premix out of old mill
A petition signed by nearly 4000 people calling for the removal of a hazardous substance stored in Mataura to be given priority will be delivered to Parliament today.
Food service aims to help recovery
Food service aims to help recovery
A locally developed service aimed at aiding struggling businesses and providing residents with takeaway food will be launched today in Invercargill.