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A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred at the Otatara Four Square convenience store around midnight on Saturday, 25 March. The perpetrator gained access to the property by using a vehicle. Southland Area Investigation Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird, stated

Stats NZ has just published the sentencing data for 2022, which has allowed me to compare it to the Police data on recorded offending. It tells a massive story about a soft on crime approach that has seen violent offending soar, yet prosecutions, convictions and imprisonments fall. Now comparing off

New data shows rents in Invercargill and Southland have increased dramatically under Labour. MBIE’s Tenancy Services Rental Bond Data for January 2023 shows that median Invercargill rents now sit at $365 a week, up $165, or 83 percent, from 2017 when Labour took office. Across Southland rents have g

Talented sixteen–year old Invercargill racing driver, Alex Crosbie, has won the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. It is the second year in succession that Crosbie has won the title, a rare feat. Crosbie, a Year 12 student at Southland Boys High School, sealed the title at E

Three All Black legends are hitting the road from Queenstown to Invercargill to raise money for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Former All Blacks captain and Westpac ambassador Richie McCaw will join fellow 2011 World Cup winners Mils Muliaina and Jimmy Cowan on the annual 250km Westpac Chopper Appea

Greater accuracy across the game propelled Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to a hard-fought 54-49 win over a plucky Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday. Clinching a thrilling extra-time one-goal win last week, the Magic made it a second straight win but facing a rejuvenated

Updated: I spoke to the president of Ferrari Owners Club Of New Zealand Terry Dykes about his 2021 SF90 most powerful Ferrari built to-date. Watch the video below. Mike. Some of the fastest sports cars in New Zealand will be making their way south today as part of the Ferrari Owners Club Of New Zeal

Twelve lucky Lotto players will be dancing in their living rooms after each winning $19,645 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores: Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their t