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Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird has appealed for witnesses to come forward following a suspicious fire in Church St, Gore in the early hours of 15 February. Southland Police and Fire investigators have conducted a scene examination, but they are appealing to the public for any information that

Directors of Invercargill’s new major housing development Te Puawai have been frustrated by the hold up, but are still committed to the project. Although the earthworks consent has already been granted and work completed for that, the design has still not been finalised, and therefore no resource or

A brand-new ambulance was recently added to the St John Patient Transfer Service (PTS) ambulance fleet in Invercargill, designed to provide high volume daily scheduled service between Invercargill and Dunedin. Funded by St John, the new vehicle is the first of St John’s new long liner PTS ambulances

Vision impaired and blind residents in Invercargill have gone without audio announcements on public transport for the past two years, and want the service reinstated for their safety. Speaking to Invercargill City councillors at the Infrastructure Committee yesterday, Blind Citizens New Zealand Sout

The issue over whether the new Tisbury storage facility will be user pays was discussed by councillors at its first meeting this week. Cr Ian Pottinger raised the question, but Mayor Nobby Clark said because it was a ‘regional’ facility and not just for Invercargill, then heritage funding would be c

The Gore A&P Association this weekend will also be hosting the inaugural Premier show for the Royal A&P Society of New Zealand (RAS). The Southern District is one of 18 around the country affiliated to the RAS, and have announced a new event for show day, that will hopefully be continued by other sh

Very, very sad news this week with news that one of our finest, Ann Robbie passed away earlier this week. Ann, described as a Pocket Rocket in one obituary has had a long involvement in the world of pipe band music and pipe bands. Read Alister MacGregor’s tribute Never Say Never from the Royal New [

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season for Southland as of 8 am Wednesday 1 February 2023, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires. Southland District Manager Julian Tohiariki says due to La Nina conditions, Southland is experie