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A new community pump track was built on the corner of Oreti Rd and Dunns Rd to honour the legacy of Otatara man Derek Gostelow and his family. Mr Gostelow, a former resident, left $90,000 in his will for the Invercargill City Council to use for community projects within the Otatara area and communit

Cormac Buchanan dominated the SuperSport 300 category at the Bridgestone NZ Grand Prix over the weekend. The three-day meeting was originally meant to host the New Zealand Superbike Championship’s (NZSBK) opening round but that has now been postponed until March. Cormac is part of the Altherm JCR Ya

The armed offenders squad was called to an Invercargill house on the corner of Albert and Queens Drive. A police spokesperson is unable to comment exactly what the incident is the AOS had been called out to. About seven police cars were seen in the area and Queens Drive wash closed from Layard Stree

At about 2am on Sunday morning Invercargill Police attended an incident where a male was assaulted while walking home on Herbert Street. He sustained a bleeding nose and a concussion. Shortly before the assault, a red or maroon Subaru Impreza hatchback (similar to the one pictured) was seen turning

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The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency project, by its highway contractor Highways South, will involve rehabilitating the width of SH1/Tay St from Mary St to approximately 270 Tay St – about 100 metres. Heavy traffic will be detoured via Rockdale Rd/Tweed St/Elles Rd and light vehicles via Lindisfarne

Like pasta is to Italy, so is the Bluff Oyster to Southland, and a new strategy shows how Southland could become a food travellers’ paradise – just like the European nation. The Southland Murihiku Food Tourism Strategy released this week has been created by Great South, based on analysis undertaken

What is being described as a significant scrub fire is in progress near Wanaka. The blaze was reported to emergency services early this afternoon (Sun) The blaze started on Glendhu Bluff and strong windy conditions have enabled the blaze to jump the road and spread quickly. Fire crews from several c