Splash Palace closed a pool nearly once a week over the past year — three times more often than the council's own target allows. A report to the finance and policy committee revealed 47 unplanned closures at the Invercargill facility in the year to June 2026, well above the

Southlanders are going all out for Daffodil Day this year, and the Cancer Society event has transformed into a month-long event over the years. Otago Southland Cancer Society southern community manager Gavin Booth said the great thing about Daffodil Day is that Southlanders get behind the cause every year. Cafes,

A national grid failure and a storm hit Southland at the same time on Sunday, knocking out power to around 25,000 customers for roughly two hours at midday. Transpower, which owns the national grid, experienced a significant issue at lunchtime that cut supply to most of Southland. That fault

Firefighters have been battling a large vegetation blaze on Oreti Beach since just after 3am. The fire stretches roughly 600 metres along the beachfront. Six pump trucks, two water tankers and additional support vehicles are on scene — a significant deployment for a fire that has now been burning for more

2pm Update from Powernet: The Transpower issue appears to be resolved, so many of you will have your power restored now and very soon. Please be aware that there will still be some people affected by storm damage, which may take longer to restore. We will update soon with further

I'm Katie, and I'm MAD, M-A-D. I mean, I have self-diagnosed Mother's Attention Deficit. More specifically, a unique and rare branch called CAD — Cooking Attention Deficit. Because of my condition, I've been almost entirely banned from the kitchen. The task causes procrastination

Fog cannons, not fire, sent two crews to Noel Leeming in Invercargill on Friday morning. Fire and Emergency was notified of an alarm activation at the store at 8:32am on August 22. Two crews from Invercargill station responded. The culprit: accidental activation of fog cannons. Crews cleared the smoke

Southland farmers may soon be able to pull gravel from rivers and their own properties without going through a resource consent process, under proposals announced by National at the South Island Election Conference. Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds has backed the plans, saying gravel build-up in local rivers is already a