Logan Savory

Fire crews are tackling a blaze on the course at the Invercargill Golf Club this afternoon.

Fire crews are battling a blaze in a 30 hectare forestry block in Southland today.

Police and St John ambulance staff were called to the Invercargill Court House just before midday today when a man, who had appeared in court, required medical treatment.

Working smoke alarms and a barking dog have saved an Invercargill man from what could have been a fatal house fire in Invercargill on Tuesday.

Firefighters try to tame a fire which destroyed a Gordon St property in Invercargill yesterday.

A two-storey Invercargill house has been ''destroyed" by fire this afternoon.

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A report from Invercargill City Council chief executive Clare Hadley states a former council employee worked "in isolation" on a building project which has escalated in price.

The Southland District Council will retain the Stewart Island visitor levy at $5 for the moment but will continue to investigate whether it needs to be raised.

Southland DisAbility Enterprises general manager Hamish McMurdo says he is humbled by the amount of public support shown following the news WasteNet would put its contract out for tender.

After 18 months of toil, 23km of gravel road on a popular tourist route has been sealed and officially opened.

Councillor Toni Biddle has confirmed she will stand against long-serving Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt in next year's local body elections.

Police are not ruling out a gang link after shots were fired at a house occupied by a young family in Invercargill last week.

The owner of the Farmers building in Invercargill says he has been approached with an offer to buy the building which he plans to turn into a mini-mall.

Cellphone coverage and internet access for Milford, in Southland, is set to be improved through a $12 million investment from the Government's Provincial Growth Fund.

Environment Southland say slime levels in Southland rivers are better than first thought.

Southland club rugby representatives will meet in Invercargill tonight to talk through what is expected to be the biggest shake-up of the premier competition in many years.