There are ructions at the Invercargill City Council, with councillor Ria Bond claiming Mayor Nobby Clark has returned too quickly following heart surgery and that the wheels are falling off.
Mr Clark has described the comments as outrageous. Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor, Tom Campbell has declared his mayoralty bid 18 months out. And in the Gore district there is community anger at the anti social behaviour of some youth in Mataura.
Southland Tribune editor Logan Savory is based in Invercargill