Powerco has appointed Jason Franklin as its new chief executive. He will start in late April, having resigned from his CEO role at Invercargill-based PowerNet Limited. Read...

A free New Year’s eve shindig on a downtown Invercargill street will feature 1000 prize giveaways and cater for families in an alcohol-free environment. Read...

This one didn’t come by sleigh or campervan. Read...

Bah humbug — Invercargill’s Christmas street lights will glimmer for the final time this year as the council looks to cut costs. Read...

At Colac Bay/Oraka, 40 minutes west of Invercargill, a former landfill sits behind a crumbling coastal road next to the ocean. Read...

The Christmas street lights will shine for the last time this year as decorations are deteriorating and won`t be replaced because council want to keep the next rate increase low. Read...

Alex Crackett and Tom Campbell are two confirmed Invercargill mayoral candidates - and two other councillors haven’t ruled themselves out. Read...

But the council is limited in what it can do about the site, admitting rules it introduced cannot be applied in retrospect. Read...

Invercargill City Council has dismissed the views of both mana whenua and a community board in making a decision on Bluff’s wastewater. Read...

Invercargill councillors voted to proceed with a short-term consent which would allow the small town`s wastewater to continue under current conditions for a further two years. Read...