Plan aims to boost plastic recycling
Plan aims to boost plastic recycling
A Southland recycling company will invest $1.5 million in a new plant with the aim to sort the region’s problem with bale wrap while generating potentially 20 new jobs.
Luisa Girao
Polyfest organisers hopeful event can go ahead
Polyfest organisers hopeful event can go ahead
Organisers of the Murihiku Polyfest have their fingers crossed the event can go ahead if the alert level drops for the region.
Call to get local feedback before taking on water reforms
Call to get local feedback before taking on water reforms
Invercargill's deputy mayor wants his council to withdraw from the Government’s Three Waters reforms until it can obtain community input.
Four months’ detention for dishonesty crimes
Four months’ detention for dishonesty crimes
An Invercargill man has been sentenced to home detention for a series of dishonesty crimes around Otago and Southland.
Services in urban areas feeling pinch
Services in urban areas feeling pinch
Southland district councillors want to have a closer look at their urban development capacity following the increased pressures for housing across the district.
Foodbanks busy with effects of lockdown
Foodbanks busy with effects of lockdown
Southland foodbanks’ staff are ‘‘flat out’’ coping with the increasing demand in parcels because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Electronic policies review assent
Electronic policies review assent
The Invercargill City Council has approved a $10,000 independent review of its electronic policies and procedures following an incident with Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt’s email.
Unveiling of report stymied
Unveiling of report stymied
A follow-up report to one that slammed the Invercargill City Council may not see the light of day for a while.
Sir Tim email saga: Council to review electronic policies
Sir Tim email saga: Council to review electronic policies
Invercargill City Council approved $10,000 to undertake an independent review of its electronic policies and procedures following an incident with mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt’s email.
Invercargill CBD developer says lockdown costing $20k a day
Invercargill CBD developer says lockdown costing $20k a day
An Invercargill developer estimates it is costing the city’s multimillion-dollar CBD redevelopment project about $20,000 a day because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
SIT happy with financial position, despite lockdown
SIT happy with financial position, despite lockdown
The Southern Institute of Technology’s chief financial officer is not foreseeing a “huge drop” in enrolments at the institution due to the recent Covid-19 lockdown.
Whitebait demands and wounding leads to jail
Whitebait demands and wounding leads to jail
A Tuatapere man, who said he was the owner of the river, and tried to grab a whitebait catch, injuring a whitebaiter in the process, has ended up in jail.
Activity ‘unacceptable’
Activity ‘unacceptable’
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt said the raiding of his emails would not be accepted in any other workplace.
Some councillors defend access to mayor’s email
Some councillors defend access to mayor’s email
Some Invercargill city councillors are defending the council’s CEO and staff after Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt’s email was accessed, claiming the council was “missing out” on important information.
Mayor's email intercept wrong: CEO admits
Mayor's email intercept wrong: CEO admits
Invercargill City Council’s chief executive has acknowledged she was wrong to share the contents of an email intercepted from Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt.
Sentiment no surprise to Sir Tim
Sentiment no surprise to Sir Tim
Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt says it is not a surprise recent claims and fallout with his fellow councillors appear to have dented his popularity.
Stories taken to the road
Stories taken to the road
Five writers, more than 30 schools and many, many stories.
As prisoner deaths rise, Corrections doing ‘more than ever’ for mental health
As prisoner deaths rise, Corrections doing ‘more than ever’ for mental health
With prisoners facing increased mental health issues, the Department of Corrections is ramping up support and efforts to prevent any further incidents.
Comic heroes gather
Comic heroes gather
Space troopers and superheroes flew to Invercargill on Saturday in a hunt for a comic book.
Women become ‘books’ in storytelling gathering
Women become ‘books’ in storytelling gathering
The phrase "don’t judge a book by its cover" got a whole new meaning yesterday in Southland.