11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (272+ words) Southland District Council has about 32,000km of water pipes — and doesn't know where all of them are. Strategic manager water and waste Kevin Johnson made the admission at a council meeting on Wednesday, when he updated elected members on the district's…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (280+ words) Southland patients have a new diagnostic scanner — and it does more than one job. Southland Hospital's radiology department has installed a GE Aurora SPECT-CT scanner, combining nuclear medicine and CT imaging technology in a single machine. It's already in use....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (324+ words) A Southland Girls High School student has taken out the top prize at the 2026 NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair, beating 328 fellow competitors with a project that could change how we keep food fresh. The Premier Technology Award went to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (149+ words) 📧 How to Submit a NoticeTo list a loved one’s death notice, funeral notice, in memoriam, or acknowledgement, please email your text, Word document, or PDF to: [email protected] (Please submit on the day you wish it to be published). Council Proposes…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (223+ words) A new $1 million fund will back community groups, volunteers and landowners fighting wilding pines across the country. Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard made the announcement Tuesday at the national Wilding Pine Conference in Southland. The money, available through the National Wilding…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (285+ words) Business news is presented by Invercargill City Council has successfully switched its payroll system to a cloud-based platform, processing its first live pay run for around 550 employees in early July 2026. Payroll is not a function you get to run badly…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (352+ words) Property news is presented by George Owen is excited about bringing Southland’s Home Show back to Invercargill again this weekend. The man behind the two-day show for the past 31 years said it’s always a great feeling to see ILT Stadium…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (362+ words) Sixteen-year-old Invercargill race car driver, Nieko Scoles, has claimed the 2026 Toyota Winter Series title in his first full foray into a national level motorsport series. Scoles finished first in the Winter Series and second in the Trophy/Rookie series in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (199+ words) Head Coach Scott Eade has named his squad to take on Waikato at Rugby Park Invercargill this Sunday at 2.05pm. Gates open 1.20pm. Adults are $20 and two kids under 14 go free with each adult. The round celebrates our Southland clubs, with fans…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (196+ words) Two hundred and fifty student projects. Forty years. And for the first time, the sponsors are competing too. The NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair opens to the public this Wednesday, marking four decades of the region's biggest student science…...