Unnamed property owner expressing frustration at an annual rates increase from $349 to $1744.
Monday 5:48pm
Small Southland township has been evacuated while an old dumpsite containing hazardous material could be cleared.
Fri, Mar 15
Residents who evacuated from the Nenthorn fire near Middlemarch last night are still unable to return home as crews continue to monitor hotspots near their houses.
Mon, Mar 11
One woman will be staying behind because of unanswered questions and the way the situation has been handled.
Fri, Mar 8
At 85, Helen Miller has been breeding bulls for more than half a century.
A Bluecliffs resident has warned the evacuation of the seaside township is not going to be peaceful due to frustrations with how how they’ve been treated.
Thu, Mar 7
Emergency Management Southland controller Lucy Hicks said in a release a 1km radius of the tip will be set up to ensure safety for the nearby locals.
Wed, Mar 6
The person in October 2023 queried why their rates had ballooned from $348.68 to $1,743.95 in the space of one year.
Mon, Mar 4
Emergency services were called to the Elswick St, Waikaia, property shortly after midnight on February 21.
Fri, Mar 1
The $750 item made headlines after appearing on a council report detailing 'sensitive expenditure' from a trip to Japan.
The city council has been questioned for the second time this month for failing to include macrons in documents.
Wed, Feb 28
The hiring of a new chief executive comes after a rocky start to the town's local government term.
Tue, Feb 27
No one was injured in the blaze in the town of Waikaia, but the house sustained "extensive damage".
Mon, Feb 26
The Aged Care Commissioner has found the rest home's coordination around the woman's care was "inadequate".
Specialist shortages continued to plague services, the Health and Disability Commission has concluded in a report this week.
Sun, Feb 25
Nobby Clark felt a tingling sensation in his arm and took himself to hospital where he discovered he’d suffered something more substantial.
Fri, Feb 23
The countdown is on to the end of the electricity supply contract for the huge industry — and local anxiety is rising.
Wed, Feb 21
Compliance manager Donna Ferguson said the team is estimates several thousand dead eels over about a 10km distance.
Tue, Feb 20
Invercargill City Council's lack of macrons on Māori place names in a report catches the ire of a mana whenua representative who says it needs to do better.
Fri, Feb 16
Police are asking for sightings of a ute, seen driving north around the time of the crash.
Wed, Feb 14
A section of the highway remains closed following the incident.
Mon, Feb 12
Southland District Mayor Rob Scott said it was a "volatile situation", but one which the council was controlling to the best of its ability.
Fri, Feb 9
Civil Defence controller Simon Mapp said heavy rain and sea swells have led to increased erosion of the banks at the Bluecliffs township and landfill, putting the homes at risk.
Thu, Feb 8
The year has begun with a tragic toll on New Zealand roads with 39 deaths already provisionally recorded.
Tue, Feb 6
Invercargill councillors clashed over the meaning of a single line on reducing emissions.
Fri, Feb 2