The Government’s offer to step in and support the new FENZ collective agreement has been met with huge relief from Invercargill firefighters. FENZ Invercargill Station manager Aaron Ramsey said it was a substantial settlement, “way beyond what I thought we would achieve,” being $100 million higher t
At about 7pm last Saturday night, Police received a mobile phone call from a missing tramper saying she was lost in low cloud in the Borland Saddle area, about a 60km drive from Manapouri, Southland. Sergeant Dougall Henderson of Invercargill Police Search and Rescue (SAR) says “The tramper, a touri
Kerri Templeton might have only been an emergency department nurse for almost two years, but already she has been making national news. Her letter to Health Minister Andrew Little on his recent trip south was meant to be read to him personally, but since she missed the opportunity, the media has sha
Results from ground-breaking New Zealand research have shown red meat is a better source of protein than a processed plant-based alternative. Findings from a human clinical trial undertaken for the Pasture Raised Advantage research programme found that meat delivers more of the essential protein bui
Highways South, the highway maintenance contractor for Southland, is reminding farmers to keep their livestock secure on the two-year anniversary of a traumatic crash with a cow which almost cost a local man his life. Justin Reid, Maintenance Contract Manager for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency in S
Another successful ‘Dogs Day Out’ in Invercargill at the weekend gave dog lovers a chance to reconnect and learn something new. Organised by Healthy Pets New Zealand, the two-day event started with the Invercargill ‘barkrun’, attracting about 90 participants and 12 dogs despite the weather being “a
Police are asking for the public’s help after an alleged firearms incident on Friday 6 January between Kaitangata and Milton. About 11.15pm, a man driving a Ford Falcon on Lakeside Road noticed another vehicle, reported to be a utility vehicle, with high beams on travelling closely behind him. The m
