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Lumsden businessman Rob Scott is the new Southland District Council Mayor. After the final count of special votes, Scott is 39 votes ahead of Southland farmer Geoffrey Young. Former Mayor Gary Tong is six votes behind Young. Scott said he is ecstatic with the result. “I’m over the moon and also humb

Southland professional Corbin Strong was rewarded for his bunch riding nous with a silver medal in the elimination race on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Paris. It left New Zealand with one bronze and two silver medals from the world championships and encouragement tha

Invercargill Police have arrested and charged a man for the robbery of a dairy in August. The robbery at the Crinan Street Dairy happened on Sunday 28 August. The items stolen – including cigarettes, tobacco, and cash – remain outstanding. A 34-year-old man is due in Invercargill District Court tomo

Two people have been critically injured in a two-car collision in Winton late Sunday night. They have been airlifted to hospital, while a further two people with minor to moderate injuries have been transported by ambulance. The collision happened about 7.40pm at the intersection of State Highway 6,

A person has been taken to Southland hospital with very serious injuries after the motorcycle they were riding collided with the airport overbridge on Tweed Street in Invercargill about 3.30am this morning (Sunday 16th Oct). The motorcycle burst into flames after the collision. The road was closed f

Invercargill Police have arrested three gang members as part of Operation Cobalt – a national operation aimed at disrupting gang activity. The three were arrested as a result of enquiries following an earlier fleeing driver incident when police attempted to stop their car in Invercargill on Thursday

Invercargill Central has over 13,000 people visiting the new shopping centre every week, with several new businesses opening in recent weeks. Marketing manager Rebecca Sheppard said the opening of EB Games and The Coffee Club were both met with much great excitement, and great support from the South

Four performances in the top seven earned important Olympic qualifying points without podium reward for New Zealand riders on day three of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in France. Closest was Southland’s WorldTour professional rider Corbin Strong who was edged out by millimetres in the f