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Southland racing driver, Jordan Michels, will cross the Tasman this weekend to begin preparations for his V8 Supercar debut in the Super 3 Series races at Sandown in Melbourne over the weekend of 19-21 August. Michels will race an ex-Shane Van Gisbergen FG Falcon Supercar for Image Racing, the Erebu

One person has died after a crash in Invercargill last night. The crash occurred at the intersection of Nith and Bowmont streets at around 5:50pm on Monday. One person was taken to hospital and sadly passed away early this morning. An investigation is now underway to determine the circumstances of t

Police are now able to release the name of the woman who died following a crash in which her vehicle went into the Oreti River on Thursday 28 July. She was 17-year-old Kaia Hamilton of Southland. Police extend our condolences to her family and friends. An investigation into the circumstances of the

A dream result for cyclist Corbin Strong at his first Commonwealth Games. Strong continued New Zealand’s strong showing at the veledrome with victory in the scratch race.Strong and two others, John Archibald of Scotland and William Roberts of Wales had gone a lap ahead in the 15km race and it came d

Four lucky Lotto players from Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch will be ending the month on a high after each winning $250,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Whitcoulls Botany Downs in Auckland, Vogel Street Pharmacy in

Of the existing council candidates standing for the Invercargill City mayoralty  the clear winner in this poll is Nobby Clark with all other candidates below the ‘None of above’ option. The closest challenger is Darren Ludlow, followed by Ian Pottinger. This poll also confirms the communities rumbli

Very sad news this week with the passing of country singer John Grennell. Many will remember him as a shy but very talented singer on TV shows such as a Touch of Country hosted by the late Tex Morton. Programmes like that were appointment viewing back in the day and were a breeding ground for […]

Police can confirm one person has sadly died following a single-vehicle crash on Ferry Rd, west of Invercargill, last night. The car had crashed through a barrier on a bridge over Oreti River. Police divers located the body of a female, who was the driver, in the submerged car at around 5pm today. T