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Environment Southland has hired contractors to carry out rabbit control, by way of night shooting, between 15 and 29 August on Invercargill stop banks and retention dams. The control will take place on two nights in this period on rural sections of the Waihōpai, Kingswell, Clifden and Kennington sto

Police are appealing for information following a serious assault around 8pm at an address on Lyon Street on Saturday 13 August where a man was critically injured. Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen a black, sedan-shaped car in the area around the time of the assault. The victim

Three Mongrel Mob members were arrested in Mataura on Friday, following the execution of a search warrant at the gang’s headquarters in Albion Street. The search warrant was undertaken by Southland Police and Southern District’s Organised Crime Group, following a serious gang-related assault earlier

From its inception more than two decades ago, to its recent completion and upcoming stage debut, 18 Eden Avenue puts the talent of born and bred Southlanders in the spotlight; a proper musical to its core, it’s an engaging story about generational relationships between three women in one family. Alt

Polytechnics in the South are being forced to cut millions from their budgets because the Government’s mega-merger polytechnic entity Te Pūkenga is in such a mess, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be

The Te Anau transfer station will soon boast a new weighbridge, improving accuracy for recycling and rubbish collection. This is a joint initiative between the Southland District Council and the Ministry for the Environment, which approved substantial funding of $100,000 from the COVID-19 Response a

Sunday August 14th 2.05pm Rugby Park Invercargill Tickets are on sale now at Ticketek or ILT Stadium Southland or at the game. Adults start from $17.50 including fees and two kids 12 and under go free with each adult terrace ticket. SBS Bank Southland Stags Joe Walsh Jacob Payne Morgan Mitchell Cale

Invercargill City Councillor Ian Pottinger is in Christchurch hospital recovering after surgery to remove pressure from a brain bleed. Ian had been suffering from headaches the previous week and went to his doctor who arranged a CT scan, which then lead to him being helicoptered to Christchurch last