Aimee Wilson

South Pacific Meats and Open Country Dairy told Invercargill City councillors this week that 31.5% water increases on top of last year’s 80% would just cripple their industry. Managers Brent Crawford and Mike Butler spoke to the Annual Plan submissions earlier this week and said they felt as

A new Local Government Commission investigation is underway into the reorganisation of the four Southland councils. A proposal from the Southland District Council to create two Unitary Councils - joining with Gore to oversee regional council functions, and keeping Invercargill as a city-based one, would see  Environment Southland cut out.

Southland motorsport drivers Rolly Lemin and Coleman Stoddart picked up gold at the annual New Zealand Burnout competition ‘Rapanats’ last weekend. It was the first time since the competition had been running (2019), that the trophies had come south, in what was described as the biggest burnout event in New

The pilot recycling bin inspection across Southland has seen hundreds of properties tagged for either low level or significant contamination. Editors note: The inspections are for the recycling bins, if in doubt put it in the red bin!We have updated the headline and story to avoid confusion. A report

After 33 years in business Autoplex is celebrating with a 33% off special deal in April for all of its loyal and new customers. Owner Daniel Blain said the business has some plans to improve capacity and streamline the customer experience. Arguably one of the biggest Warrant of Fitness businesses

The annual Pork Pie Charity Run will be heading south on Wednesday as it finishes another successful New Zealand tour. Organisers Keri and Kevin Hollamby and Peter Bjarnesen said the convoy of 50 was heading across to the West Coast on Monday and then down into Central Otago, over to

Visually impaired Invercargill resident Victor West is finding the city’s crossings harder to negotiate, as the increased traffic drowns out the sound of the locator beacons. Reliant on the sound at busy intersections to cross the road, the beeping was becoming increasingly hard to hear, and sometimes he’s

A entourage of old bangers are making their way south to Bluff this weekend as part of a fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis. ‘Bangers to Bluff’ first started nine years ago and involved participants finding an old car worth no more than $2000 and driving it the length of the country.