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Southland businesses are rallying together to help farmers after one of the worst Spring seasons that many can remember. Farms had been severely hit by persistent rain and dairy farmers in particular had taken a real hit with their milk production. There has also been an exponential loss of stock,

Dayle ITM’s Brendon Leitch and Tim Miles claimed third in a thrilling three-hour Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS race at Sydney Motorsport Park. Leitch topped his Pro-only qualifying sessions on Saturday in the Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II by 0.666 seconds,

* Perfect conditions led to high speeds in the 102km Cycling Southland Memorial Race. * Break and scratch bunches closed the gap as the race reached its final stages. * Matt Zenovich claimed victory, with Sam Ritchie achieving the fastest time. In ideal conditions, riders gathered for the annual Cycling Southland Memorial Race

Three people were seriously injured following a crash in Invercargill after a driver fled from Police in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred around 1:40am when Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Venus Street, Georgetown. However, the driver refused to stop and sped off. Related:

* Police removed 36 vehicles in Invercargill during a weekend operation targeting antisocial drivers. * Illegal vehicle modifications and dangerous driving behaviour were the focus of Operation Hoon. * Police partnered with VTNZ to inspect vehicles, removing many unsafe cars from the road. Invercargill Police removed 36 vehicles from the road after conducting

Windsor Stationery & Lotto in Invercargill was a lucky stop for one of 31 Lotto players who each won $12,910 in tonight’s Lotto Second Division draw. The win puts Invercargill in the spotlight as one of the many winners across the country celebrating their good fortune. One especially

Continuing to support the Dunedin Hospital rebuild and then lobbying for regional facilities still made sense to Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. Invercargill, Queenstown and Dunstan hospitals all needed expansion, in the south they were 40 to 60 beds short, there were only 17 to accommodate Queenstown and a further 24

Invercargill entrepreneur Latoya Treymane has brought The Smile Studio to Invercargill, and is hoping more people will take advantage of the new teeth whitening business in city. Teeth whitening is something Latoya and her sister Chloe discovered through their own personal experiences, and they both say it’s been an