Flavours from every continent are being showcased at the Southland Multicultural Food Festival this weekend. After putting the call out recently for some fresh new flavours, the team managed to increase the number of food stalls from 55 to 69. “The event planning has gone super well - as a

Invercargill is gearing up for the PlaceMakers Southern Scooter Challenge this Saturday, March 21, but the excitement has already begun with a lively warm-up ride through the city. On Friday the 13th, 59 scooters — along with one impressive 5 seater motorbike with Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell on board— completed a

Two new labrador puppies from Invercargill have recently joined the K9 Medical Detection bowel cancer detection squad. Each puppy costs $85,000 to raise from 8 weeks to 12 months when they are ready to start cancer odour detection work. The Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) is one of the southern

Marsden Point stores 300 million litres of imported petrol, diesel and jet fuel and could hold 350 million more if the owning company keeps converting old crude oil tanks. Channel Infrastructure's CEO takes us inside the ex-refinery as the Middle East conflict raises questions about fuel supply and

Environment Southland has identified toxic algae in the Aparima River at Thornbury, raising concerns for public safety and animal health in the area. The discovery follows routine monitoring, which found conditions suitable for algae growth in the river. Earlier in the week algae was reported in the Mataura river. Algae

Career firefighter union members in the south are facing pay cuts while they carry on their two-weekly strikes from this Friday. Invercargill NZPFU representative Aaron Ramsey said strike action is continuing on Mondays and Fridays for an hour, on the corner of Gala Street, where the protest moved several weeks

“It is a real privilege to have been reselected as National’s candidate for Southland. Representing this electorate has been a real privilege, and I’m proud to once again put my name forward to serve the people of Southland.” Mr Mooney was first elected in 2020 and has since

Police searching for a man missing in Lake Manapouri have recovered a body, bringing a week-long operation to a close. The search began on Saturday 14 March at about 6.15pm, when Police were notified that a man had fallen overboard from a vessel roughly one kilometre offshore. Emergency services