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Koha Kai has been busy making up Omicron Kai Support packs and delivering meals to hundreds of families isolating with Covid-19 since they first began this support, back in February,. The Ministry of Social Development – Care in the Community programme for the Covid-19 response has seen Koha Kai bec

From Monday local Community Access Media station Radio Southland will only play ‘Southland music’ when there are no scheduled programmes on air. Station Manager Darren Ludlow set the goal nearly 12 years ago when he started in his role with the station. “Currently when we don’t have a programme on-a

Government officials are confident Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will not close if aluminium prices remain high. But they warn there are risks this will add millions of tonnes to greenhouse gas emissions. Southland has been gearing up to cope with losing hundreds of jobs and lots of spending when th

Police are appealing for further witnesses to an alleged sexual assault of a young woman in Riverton in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Police enquiries are continuing and we are appealing for anyone who was travelling on foot or push bike in the vicinity of Bates Street and John Street between 1

Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault of a young woman in Riverton, Southland as she was walking home after attending a New Year’s Eve celebration. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of John Street or Bates Street between 12.45am and 1.30am on 1 January or any

The Southland Museum rebuild has been renamed Project 1225 and the community can look forward to a brand new facility open for Christmas in three years time. Project lead Nigel Skelt is fully committed to the task, but realistically thinks it might be a further three to six months for the new museum

Meeting of the Infrastructural Services Committee held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 3.00 pm

Police can now release the name of the woman who died in a crash on Palmerston Street, Riverton yesterday. She was 31-year-old Raeann Cynthia Cook of Fairfax. Police extend their sympathies to her partner, whānau and wider Riverton community. Enquiries in relation to the crash are ongoing. A give a