The thought of studying law was something that had never crossed Bluff twins Makareta and Katarina Coote’s minds. The pair were at the University of Otago for an open day, heading to an archaeology lecture, when the Dean of Law entered the elevator they were in. When he found out where they were headed he […]

A lot has happened in Bluff in the past nine years, but Community Board chairman Ray Fife believes this upcoming term might be the most exciting yet. On November 28, at the inaugural meeting of the new Bluff Community Board, Fife was reinstated as chairman for his fourth term. Fife and Tammi Topi are the […]

Southland Mayors and their Deputies, the Chair of Environment Southland and Deputy together with local iwi met with Cabinet Ministers Grant Robertson and Megan Woods in Invercargill today. Mayor of Gore District Tracy Hicks, speaking as the Chair of the Southland Mayoral Forum said the meeting was useful to update Southland on what was happening […]

Visitors to Bluff Cemetery will soon be greeted by a pair of beautiful gates, instead of a vandalised area. Invercargill City Council Parks Performance Manager Zealan Simpkins said parks staff had come up with a fitting solution to an unfortunate problem at the cemetery. “Sadly, people have been driving into the cemetery at all hours […]