Council blasted over pay cuts

'Rogue employer': Invercargill council blasted over pay cuts

The Public Service Association (PSA) union has hit out at the Invercargill City Council, calling it a "rogue employer" after some ICC staff were told their pay would be cut in half.

Creative commemorations

While Anzac Day commemorations in the district will be markedly different this year due to Covid-19 regulations, families across the region have been showing the Kiwi spirit to demonstrate...

Farmer who sparked manhunt remanded in custody

Farmer who sparked manhunt remanded in custody

A man who was the subject of a helicopter search and police armed offenders squad callout in Te Anau this week has been remanded in custody until his next appearance.

Kiwi nurse ‘touched’ by support

Kiwi nurse ‘touched’ by support

Although she does not have time to be interviewed, "Nurse Jenny" McGee, of Invercargill, has been moved by the messages she has received from New Zealanders.

‘Super excited’ to be able to check moored vessels

Waiau River at Rainbow Reach. Photo Supplied

‘Super excited’ to be able to check moored vessels

Doubtful Sound tourism operators were "super excited" yesterday when they were granted permission to check vessels moored at Deep Cove.

Upgrade of museum to cost m

The preferred Southland Museum redevelopment will cost about $66 million and should result in the museum being reopened from 2023 to 2024, according to a report presented in 2019.

Nurse outed by British PM

Nurse outed by British PM

A former Southland woman who trained as a nurse in Dunedin didn’t tell her parents she was caring for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — until he outed her.

Can't Touch This video goes viral

Winton Primary School principal Steve Wadsworth and his family have gone viral with their rendition of You Can't Touch This.

Judge advises counsel about suffering pain

Judge advises counsel about suffering pain

An Invercargill lawyer was given clarification from Judge Bernadette Farnan on what pain really was.

Unexpected arrival, bittersweet departure

Danish exchange student Caroline Berg (bottom) with her host family on summer holiday in December...

Unexpected arrival, bittersweet departure

As many overseas visitors planned their way back home before the Covid-19 shut down, one would be particularly missed in Southland. Her adoptive mum, Invercargill bureau chief Karen Pasco, reports.

Firearms charge defendant given warning about lockdown

It was a case of bubble, bubble, bail and trouble in the Invercargill District Court yesterday, when people who had been arrested overnight went before Judge Bernadette Farnan.

Fire leaves family of three with nothing

Fire leaves family of three with nothing

A fire at a flat in Waikaka has left three people with only the clothes they were wearing and with limited ways of replacing their belongings.

Crews called to fire in flat in Waikaka

Crews were called to three fires in Southland this afternoon. Photo: ODT files

Crews called to fire in flat in Waikaka

Fire crews were called out to the Southland township of Waikaka after a co-joined flat went on fire this morning.

Southland Girls' pupil being tested for virus

Southland Girls' pupil being tested for virus

It should be known by late today, whether a Southland Girls' High School (SGHS) pupil whose father has tested positive for Covid-19, also has the disease.

Shadbolt and Invercargill Council going to court

Sir Tim Shadbolt: "We've just been dumped in the caca more or less." Photo: ODT files

Shadbolt and Invercargill Council going to court

The Invercargill City Council and mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt are going to court.

Sources claim record of man's movements incorrect

The company's office in Invercargill. Photo: Laura Smith

Sources claim record of man's movements incorrect

The Ministry of Health (MOH) travel information about the Invercargill man who was confirmed to be the first Covid-19 case in the city is wrong according to his company's management.

Bagpipers compete at champs

Police in a different uniform ... The New Zealand Police Pipe Band competes in the street march...

Bagpipers compete at champs

The skirl of the pipes and the boom of the bass drum with the almost rain-like sound of the snare drum rat-a-tat-tatting combined as 49 national and international pipe bands marched the streets...

Prison for man who stole police car, pistols in Gore

Hori Gemmell (24) was sentenced to three years and one month jail in court today. Photo: Karen Pasco

Prison for man who stole police car, pistols in Gore

A man who stole a patrol car, two police glocks and then rammed another police car in Gore last year, was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court today.

Gore envoy no-show at waste meet

A meeting to discuss the current WasteNet contract with Southland Disability Enterprises (SDE) could not go ahead at the Invercargill City Council yesterday as the Gore delegation was a no-show.

Mayor sues his own council

Mayor Tim Shadbolt is taking legal action against the Invercargill City Council to recover almost $500,000 in costs from the unsuccessful defamation case brought against him by a former councillor.

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