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Another one of the greats has left us. American songwriter, arranger, performer past away at the end of this week aged 94. Bacharach along with lyricist Hal David put together some of the best known songs to come out of the USA in the pop era. Many, in fact most of their songs became hits […]

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

FINAL UPDATE 9:50AM SH1 Mataura is now OPEN. Related: One Dead, One Injured in Early Morning Crash Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle crash on Main Street, Mataura. The incident occurred near the intersection with Cardigan Bay Road at around 3:30am. Traffic management is in place. Detour

Detective Sergeant Chris Lucy of the Invercargill Police is appealing for information regarding a suspicious fire that occurred at the Cook Islands Christian Church in Invercargill on Friday afternoon. Police are seeking witnesses or anyone who may have captured footage of the incident and any suspi

Southland District Council is budgeting on residential rates rises ranging from 6% to 13% in its draft Annual Plan for 2023/2024. The analysis is based on budget and rating information as at 4 February 2023 and may change before Council adopts the final 2023/2024 Annual Plan in June 2023. Staff will

The 16th annual Burt Munro Challenge took a turn for the worse yesterday when two separate crashes resulted in five people being taken to Southland Hospital with injuries. The Bluff Hill Climb event saw riders collide with spectators, leaving one person in critical condition, three in serious condit

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s international shooting star George Fisher has been ruled out of the 2023 netball season with a serious knee injury. Medical imaging has revealed Fisher suffered a rupture to her ACL and an associated fracture during the Steel’s preseason encounter with the NSW S

Update: A man from Tuatapere, Andy Pender, has come forward as the individual responsible for poisoning over 200 pine trees on council property in a Southland town. When asked for comment, Pender admitted, “I am the guilty party.” The police had announced the previous day that a 54-year-old resident