Luisa Girao

The Invercargill-Southland Chess Club hosted the New Zealand Chess Federation Four-Player Team Championship for the first time at SIT Hansen Hall on Saturday.

Invercargill's coin-operated parking meters will soon be put to rest.

The historic Stead Street Wharf in Invercargill will remain closed to the public.

Invercargill ratepayers will be paying a slightly higher rates bill than they might have expected.

Drama unfolded in Invercargill city centre this afternoon as at least four police cars were called to Leven St.

A petition has been launched as an outraged community rallies to support 30 Sanford employees who may lose their jobs.

The potential development of affordable housing in Invercargill could help alleviate the city's housing shortage.

Southland Housing Action Forum (SHAF) announced today Habitat for Humanity Invercargill has bought the Kew Bowl site after their tender was accepted by the Invercargill City Council.

The extension of Wastenet's contract sparked heated debate at council chambers yesterday.

For 30 years, Karen Wilson has been the breadwinner for her family.

Southland has an issue with water quality in most parts of the region, a judge has heard.

Emotions are running high at a Bluff fish-processing factory, following news of a proposal which could cut 30 jobs.

A proposal to cut up to 30 jobs from a Bluff fish-processing would be "devastating" for the town, a community leader says.

Police have found clothing and cooking utensils believed to belong to the pair involved in a fatal boat incident at Lake Hauroko.

Ageing infrastructure in Southland District, reaching the end of its useful life, will be the council's focus for the next financial year.

Construction of the new Pyramid Bridge will start in the next couple of months but residents will need to wait almost two years for its completion.

Southland residents can expect an overall increase of 3.49% in their rates.