A major technology project planned for Southland could place Invercargill on the global digital infrastructure map, with approvals now granted for what is being described as New Zealand’s first large-scale “AI factory”. Datagrid New Zealand has received full resource consent from Southland District Council, Environment Southland, and Invercargill City

Federated Farmers say controversial new requirements for every farmer in Gore to have resource consents assessed against Ngāi Tahu cultural values are excessive and unworkable. "Creating a parallel approval process will just increase cost, complexity, uncertainty and delays," the organisation’s Southland president Jason Herrick says. "It’

NZ Super Trucks and Mainland Muscle Cars headline a huge weekend of motorsport when Southern Thunder takes place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. The NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks supported by Kings House Removals will battle it out for the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy where Alex Little

A routine morning at a Invercargill op shop turned into an unexpected police incident after a volunteer worker discovered drugs and cash inside a donated bag. The worker noticed a bag sitting outside the front door of the store. Bags left at the entrance are a common sight, as members

Waikaka Gold Mines Limited has received full resource consent approval for a major gold mining project at 972 Waikaka Road, Chatton North. The decision, signed off by Gore District Council and Environment Southland, allows the project to move ahead under what are described as some of the toughest environmental conditions

Teretonga Park is the oldest raceway in the country “and something worth protecting,” Southland Sports Car Club president Boyd Wilson told councillors today. Addressing the public forum of the Community and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday, the car club won its plea for council to reduce its annual lease payments. The

Police can confirm two people have died following a serious crash in Isla Bank, Southland. The two-car crash was reported to emergency services around 8.40am at the intersection of Fairfax–Isla Bank Road and Isla Bank–Flints Bush Road. “Despite emergency services best efforts, two people sadly died at

The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 has been released today, delivering an independent account of the pandemic response and its lasting impact on New Zealanders, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. "New Zealanders lived through one of the most significant global public health and economic