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Gore Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to an incident at the BP Railway Esplanade on 4 June. During the incident, the man is alleged to have presented a taser at another man, following an altercation between the two. The 27-year-old Gore man was arrested yesterday and has been charg

Opportunities await Southland racing driver Jordan Michels in Australia after a successful Supercar test across the Tasman recently. Michels made a quick trip across the ditch for a Supercar test with the Erebus Academy at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, mid-April. He tested along with several oth

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) advises that it will allocate up to $50m to an on-market share buyback programme commencing 30 June 2022. Chairman Peter McBride says that in making this decision, Fonterra has looked at prevailing prices in the Fonterra Shareholders Market (FSM) alongs

Two years ago Groundswell NZ first appeared in our communities with their tractors, and now they are travelling around the country with another bee in their bonnet – Three Waters.  There was a strong turnout of 200 people in Alexandra on Monday night, and Tuesday they headed to Wanaka, before moving

Lumsden Heritage Trust chair John Titter is thrilled that his trust’s heritage rail project has received national recognition. The A class passenger carriage A199 received the Best Carriage and Guards Van Restoration Award at the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) conference in

Cut back the rates or get on with business? Invercargill City councillors continued to debate what the community could afford in this ever changing financial environment yesterday. Council initially proposed a 7.7% rates increase in its annual plan, but following many complaints and concerns from su

Police attended a two vehicle crash on Bluff Highway near the Janet Street intersection. The crash involved a logging truck and a ute. One person had serious injuries and was transported to hospital and another had minor injuries. The vehicles were blocking the road and have just been cleared from t

Today I am confirming that I will be standing for Mayor at the October 2022 local government elections. Having previously been Deputy Mayor for two of the last three years, I have the institutional leadership knowledge and skills to lead the city for the next 3 years. I’ve also shown that I am an en