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Invercargill

Represented by Hon Penny Simmonds · New Zealand National Party
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In the news

Recent stories from our news & commentary corpus that mention this electorate’s area, newest first. A coverage signal — not a measure of local opinion.

He moved to Invercargill for the job. Now he must pay back $21,000
stuff · 7 Jun 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill school teacher 'over the damn moon' to win Gold Guitar Award
rnz · 1 Jun 2026 Invercargill
Two more arrests over dating app assaults in Invercargill's Queens Park
rnz · 27 May 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill teen accused of bomb threats bailed
odt · 27 May 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill teen accused of nationwide bomb threats granted bail
nzherald · 27 May 2026 Invercargill
Four accused of using dating app to target Invercargill victim
odt · 22 May 2026 Invercargill
Teens accused of using gay dating app to target Invercargill victim appear in court
nzherald · 22 May 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill assaults: Teens accused of using dating apps to lure victims
nzherald · 19 May 2026 Invercargill
Dating app attacks: Four teens arrested in Invercargill
rnz · 19 May 2026 Invercargill
Youths arrested over alleged assaults linked to dating app meet-ups in Invercargill
stuff · 19 May 2026 Invercargill
Rider without helmet crashes moments after fleeing Invercargill traffic stop
stuff · 18 May 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill mayor condemns 'bunch of thugs' involved in park attacks
rnz · 15 May 2026 Invercargill
Videos of vigilante beatings probed after Invercargill dating app assaults
odt · 14 May 2026 Invercargill
Warning after people lured to Invercargill park on dating app, attacked
tvnz · 11 May 2026 Invercargill
Police investigating links between Invercargill dating app assaults
odt · 11 May 2026 Invercargill
Cost jumps for landing out-of-town member on Invercargill committee
tvnz · 11 May 2026 Invercargill
Invercargill enrolled nurse censured for slapping dementia resident
nzherald · 1 May 2026 Invercargill
Homeless shower options still being explored in invercargill
rnz · 18 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Code browns strike again in invercargill
rnz · 4 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Suspicious invercargill blaze destroys more than 1m worth of gear
rnz · 4 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Cars torched at popular invercargill park
rnz · 3 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Police arrest man after fleeing driver incident in invercargill
rnz · 2 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Invercargill council s 2 point 4m storm damage bill unlikely to be recovered by insurance
rnz · 1 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Soldiers burial plaques stolen from grave sites in invercargill
rnz · 1 Dec 2025 Invercargill
Twelve injured in three vehicle invercargill crash
rnz · 18 Nov 2025 Invercargill
Highway closed power lost after truck hit powerpole near invercargill
rnz · 9 Nov 2025 Invercargill
Glasshouse torn up roofs ripped off invercargill local describes violent storm
rnz · 26 Oct 2025 Invercargill
Delighted campbell on track to win invercargill
rnz · 12 Oct 2025 Invercargill
Race briefing can a new mayor calm the choppy waters at invercargill city council
spinoff · 11 Sep 2025 Invercargill
Invercargill mayoral candidates pitch back to basics approach ahead of election
rnz · 20 Aug 2025 Invercargill

Standing in 2026

Candidates contesting Invercargill this cycle. Sitting MPs link to their briefing; other candidates to their candidate context page.

Full 2026 slate ›

Rosters are sourced from public candidate lists and may be incomplete for some cycles — a missing name means “not yet recorded”, not “did not stand”.