Matthew Rosenberg

Southland District Council did not engage with its Treaty partners when formulating a bold new proposal to amalgamate southern councils, a document has revealed.

Former Southland mayor Gary Tong has backtracked on comments he would "definitely not" stand this election by doing exactly that.

Former Southland mayor Gary Tong has backtracked on comments he would “definitely not” stand this election by doing exactly that.

Southland District Council did not engage with its Treaty partners when formulating a bold new proposal to amalgamate southern councils, a document has revealed.

Challenges with dog registrations came to light at a meeting on Tuesday of the Invercargill City Council.

Gore District Mayor Ben Bell has labelled a recent account of his tumultuous first term as "bullying".

The country's water regulator says a Southland councillor who refuses to boil his tap water could be risking his health.

A Southland district councillor living under a boil water notice says he’s not bothering with it because "there’s nothing wrong" with what's coming out of the tap.

An Invercargill council manager has given a glowing review of sister city relationships despite a large cut to the programme’s budget.

Southland district mayor Rob Scott says he is “stoked” the Local Government Commission is investigating his audacious proposal to combine Southland’s four councils.

Invercargill will lose the services of two long-serving councillors following the October election.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has returned to hospital after being discharged earlier this week.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has returned to hospital after being discharged earlier this week.

An Invercargill business owner living in limbo over access to his property finally has an answer — right as he is selling up.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at his own council, saying its aversion to risk has resulted in an "eye-watering" consultants’ bill.

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at his own council, saying its aversion to risk has resulted in an "eye watering" consultants bill.

An advocate for Palestinian freedom is disappointed Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark rejected her group’s request to speak at a recent council meeting.

Concerns over diversity information raised by Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark have further delayed the adoption of a council procurement policy.

The chairman of a southern regional council says he is not worried by the number of available vacancies following a recent restructure.