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Police are appealing for information following the death of a person on Owaka Valley Road, Owaka, Clutha overnight. Initial indications suggest the person may have been struck by a vehicle. Police were notified at around 12:20am after a man was located deceased on the road. The road will be closed w

Tackling lofty challenges has the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s defenders adding a variety of tactics into their game plan this season. On paper, the Steel is arguably the shortest team in the ANZ Premiership. Shooter Saviour Tui rates as tallest in the line-up at 1.89m, but it’s well below the

Hey there team. Just couldn’t let New Zealand Music Month go unnoticed. Here are a couple of fav’s from the 70’s and 80’s . First up is Hello Sailor’s Blue Lady followed by Sharon O’Neill’s Maxine. Both brilliant songs by class acts. Why they weren’t international hits I just can’t fathom. Must incl

American basketballer Winston Shepard took the New Zealand National Basketball League by storm in 2018 during his first stop in the Kiwi competition. Since then, he’s played all over the globe including Israel, Asia, Montenegro, Hungary and most recently a dramatic end to his stint in Ukraine. Next

Hospice Southland will benefit from a pop-up designer clothing sale in Winton tomorrow (Saturday 7th May). The exclusive Pre-loved and New Designer Sale has been organised by a group of local women, who’ve selected their favourite designer clothing to on-sell, at the same time supporting the local c

Invercargill Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark maintains the real issue with the Three Waters reforms is the fact the Government hasn’t withdrawn its co-governance model, despite now giving councils a non-financial shareholding. This effectively means that mana whenua (with a population base of 5%), would ha

Seismic strengthening work will be required at Rugby Park after parts of the facility have been confirmed to be earthquake prone. As part of a thorough assessment of its buildings and facilities, in line with updated building standards introduced in 2017, Invercargill City Council commissioned sever

Bannerman Park in Gore is set to become home to some of the rarest species of rhododendron in the world. Pukieti Rhododendron Trust collection and projects officer Andrew Brooker was in Gore today to oversee the arrival of 40 species of rare and endangered rhododendrons, ranging from small shrubs to