Matthew Rosenberg

Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell has called on his council to start from scratch as frustration brews over the city’s public transport.

Accessibility concerns may have stymied the latest plan to replace an Invercargill shower used by homeless people.

Environment Southland chairman Jeremy McPhail has defended his council’s ‘‘premature’’ release of amalgamation data to the public, claiming he has struggled to get information out of district mayor...

A Southern mayor has expressed disappointment over the ‘‘premature’’ release of amalgamation data by another council in his patch amid a fast-approaching reform deadline.

Southland councils have approved average rates increases which are less than initially projected.

A new $2.8 million council-owned housing complex for elderly persons has been criticised by some Invercargill representatives for costing too much.

Power prices on Rakiura/Stewart Island will jump for a second time this year, but there is hope on the horizon.

A series of Southland councils have approved average rates increases which are less than initially projected.

Any savings from local government amalgamation are likely to be minor, a soon-to-be sidelined southern council says.

The final cost of sending Southland’s mayor to the other side of the world has increased, as emails show some councillors were concerned about how the trip could be perceived.

The arrival of thousands of native plants near a Southland lagoon has been heralded as a success, despite some falling victim to pests.

Invercargill council staff have borne the brunt of increased verbal abuse and threatening behaviour over the past month, new information has revealed.

The final cost of sending Southland’s mayor to the other side of the world has increased, as emails show some councillors were concerned about how the trip could be perceived.

Verbal abuse, a windscreen shattered by a mystery object, and the discovery of a firearm while sampling river water are some of the ordeals Southland council employees have faced.

Proposals to help a struggling Fiordland airport take flight will be evaluated by a regional development agency in the coming weeks.

The arrival of thousands of native plants near a Southland lagoon has been heralded as a success, despite some falling victim to pests.

Proposals to help a struggling Fiordland airport take flight will be evaluated by a regional development agency in the coming weeks.

Southland residents have gained better access to nitrate level data following claims of a public health crisis from an environmental organisation.

Verbal abuse, a windscreen shattered by a mystery object, and the discovery of a firearm while sampling river water are just some of the ordeals Southland council employees have faced.