Fields of colour
Fields of colour
Southlanders had an opportunity to view more than 30 varieties of vibrant and colourful tulips at Triflor NZ’s open day at Edendale on Monday.
Luisa Girao
Inaugural meeting at marae
Inaugural meeting at marae
A powhiri was the perfect way to start the new term of Invercargill City Council.
Keep on trucking
Keep on trucking
Joshua Barlow-Richardson is impressed with the collection of trucks in Sunday’s Labour Weekend Invercargill Truck Parade.
Muscle cars on show
Muscle cars on show
Reid and Bryah McDonald check out their uncle’s car on Sunday during the MoPar Show and Shine Car Show at St Theresa’s School in Invercargill.
Toot, toot - fun for all at Invercargill model train show
Toot, toot - fun for all at Invercargill model train show
It was hard to tell if it was the older generation or the children having the most fun at the Southland Society of Model Engineers' annual train event.
Early skills playing out on council stage
Early skills playing out on council stage
From country singer to councillor, Invercargill's new deputy mayor never imagined she would be involved in politics.
Muslim family loves farming but values, belief defines them
Muslim family loves farming but values, belief defines them
Diversity in Southland’s farming community may not be seen as one of the region’s strengths, but one dairy farmer has found a bountiful existence in these lands.
Shadbolt appoints critical councillor to waste group
Shadbolt appoints critical councillor to waste group
Southland's controversial recycling contract saga has a new chapter.
Negative effects of smelter closure viewed as huge
Negative effects of smelter closure viewed as huge
There are no winners if Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes, the president of the Southland Chamber of Commerce says.
Southland tulips in bloom for open day
Southland tulips in bloom for open day
If previous years are anything to go by, the tulip farm open day in Edendale on Monday is set to stun.
Shadbolt appoints Biddle as deputy mayor
Shadbolt appoints Biddle as deputy mayor
Councillor Toni Biddle has been appointed Invercargill's new deputy mayor.
Lambs at school for day of celebration
Lambs at school for day of celebration
Dozens of children brought their pets to school for the day, where they took part in competitions like lamb drinking, fancy dress and young farmers.
Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel
Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel
An "old but new" Invercargill city councillor is supporting the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival Trust in its bid to demolish the Club Hotel.
Demolition held up by paperwork
Demolition held up by paperwork
Demolition of an Invercargill central city block has been delayed by bureaucracy and paperwork, says a director of the company planning to knock it down.
SIT confident in standard of student accommodation
SIT confident in standard of student accommodation
Having completed an initial review of its accommodation services, SIT chief executive Penny Simmonds is confident the polytech is on the right track.
Stags player pleads guilty to reckless injuring
Stags player pleads guilty to reckless injuring
A Southland Stags player has pleaded guilty to a charge in relation to an incident in which a man had his jaw fractured.
Crash death 'a life sentence' for family
Daughter's crash death 'a life sentence' for family
The father of the Invercargill nurse who died following a crash late last year says the driver who caused the accident "gave his family a life sentence".
Killer driver cries at sentencing
Killer driver cries at sentencing for 121kmh in 50kmh zone crash
A 20-year-old man estimated to be driving at 121kmh in a 50kmh zone when he crashed, killing an Invercargill nurse, has been jailed for nearly five years.
Fined for clearing indigenous vegetation
Fined for clearing indigenous vegetation
A Wanaka dairy farm company has been fined $42,000 for unlawfully clearing indigenous vegetation from Hawea Flats.
Shadbolt's 11th term as mayor
Shadbolt's 11th term as mayor
It had never crossed his mind when he was a "humble contractor", that he would be re-elected for a ninth mayoral term in Invercargill, Sir Tim Shadbolt says.