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Further CCTV images relating to Invercargill assault to feature on Ten 7 Aotearoa tonight” Police investigating an assault on a safe speed camera operator in Invercargill are making a fresh appeal for information on Ten 7 Aotearoa tonight (May 19). On the evening of Friday 29 April, the operator of

Nine lucky Lotto players will be on cloud nine after each winning $20,948 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $32,486. The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player

In the midst of creating a new ANZ Premiership record, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel grabbed a last-gasp 51-49 win over a gallant Splice Construction Magic in a tantalising contest in Rotorua on Wednesday night. In a unique situation, where the scores were level at the end of each quarter (14-

Police have charged a 50-year-old man in relation to the death of 33-year-old Rikki McCall in Owaka. Rikki was found deceased on Owaka Valley Road, Owaka, near Clutha on the night of Saturday 7 May. The 50-year-old man has been charged with failing to stop and ascertain injury in relation to a fatal

Police have arrested two people following a fleeing driver incident on Tuesday morning. At around 8:40am on Tuesday a man driving a stolen vehicle had crashed on the Devil’s Staircase and been picked up by a woman driving another vehicle. The duo headed south, but were identified in Lumsden and sign

Distinction Hotels is pushing ahead with its plans for a new 4.5 star, 150 room hotel in the Invercargill City Centre, and owner Geoff Thomson said he doesn’t care what it costs. The Invercargill-based businessman owns Distinction Hotels all over New Zealand including Dunedin and Te Anau, and addres

SBS Bank Academy Southland continues to offer opportunities beyond athlete support. Along with the two-year programme which provides Southland’s best young sporting talent with ongoing development in nutrition, mental skills, strength and conditioning and athlete life, a strong internship programme

International student numbers at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have decreased since Covid 19. Across the country, the pandemic has seen numbers fall from 50,920 in 2020 to 39,005 in 2021 – a decrease of 23%. International students were once New Zealand’s fifth biggest export earner, bri