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Taking her netball career full circle, Wendy Frew has been appointed head coach of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel. Frew, 39, replaces Reinga Bloxham at the helm of the ANZ Premiership team. “It is a surreal feeling and it probably hasn’t quite sunk in yet. This franchise just means so much to m

Invercargill City has the highest intersection crash rate in the country, making up 65% of all driving incidents in the south. A report to the Infrastructure and Projects Committee from manager of strategic asset planning Doug Rodgers said, that while crash trends in overall numbers was trending dow

Kiwi cyclists faced mixed fortunes in the road races at the Paris Olympic Games, set against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. The men tackled a gruelling 272km course, while the women raced over 150km, both routes extending to Versailles and back with demanding city loops and climbs in sweltering h

Waimumu Road in Gore is currently closed between Bowmar Road and Lady Charlton Road due to a vehicle crash. Police responded to the incident involving a single vehicle just before 8am. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible and to expect delays. The Serious Crash Unit has been informed

A third person has been found dead after a boat capsized on the Riverton bar yesterday afternoon. Emergency services and Search and Rescue personnel responded quickly to the alert at 2.55pm. Two people were rescued alive, one remains hospitalised, and two were found dead later that afternoon.Related

Rakahouka farmer Nigel King, Club Captain of the Eastern Southland Car Club, is enjoying the second chapter of his rallying career as he prepares for the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday 10 August. “I’m really looking forward to it,” he said recently although he says his car, a

Two people have been confirmed deceased, and one person is missing.St John received reports of the water incident at 14:56, dispatching one manager, two ambulances, one rapid response unit, two helicopters, and one first response unit alongside other emergency services, including NZ Police, Fire and

An Invercargill motorist may have saved lives by reporting a speeding driver swerving through traffic on State Highway 1. Around 11.10 am, a concerned driver called 111 to report a car travelling at least 50km/h over the open road limit, overtaking multiple vehicles, and weaving dangerously as it he