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Being prepared and equipped has helped a missing man avoid a cold night in the forest after a search and rescue operation near Gore last night. At 4pm on Wednesday 11 April, Southland Police were notified of a 68–year-old Invercargill man missing in the Hokonui Forest near Gore. A search and rescue

For the first time in more than 150 years, a New Zealand sea lion/rāpoka breeding colony has established on mainland New Zealand, at Stewart Island. The annual pup count in Stewart Island has revealed 55 new-born pups this season, and now that the numbers have been consistent for several years, it c

The two hunters reported missing in Longwood Forest, Southland, late last night have been located by another hunter. They are uninjured and making their way out of the forest. Police Search and Rescue would like to thank the LandSAR and Amataeur Radio Emergency Communication volunteers who assisted

Invercargill Police are seeking information about a suspected arson of a building at McQuarrie Street park on Friday 6 April around 2pm. No one was in the building at the time, however the building has been extensively damaged. Anybody with information that can assist the enquiry can contact Constab

A big house fire destroys Bowmont street property, with smoke from various part of town. Three fire trucks are in attendance along with an ambulance. Photos sent in to whatsoinnvers.nz show the fire has totally destroyed the house.

Three Lotto players from Auckland and Canterbury will simply not believe their luck after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Two winning tickets were sold at Countdown Mt Wellington in Auckland and the third was sold on MyLotto to a player in Canterbury. Po

The success of wood energy systems around the region is convincing more businesses and schools to choose environmentally-friendly biomass heating options. One of the latest schools to be reaping the benefits in a switch to Biomass is Ruru Specialist School, which had a wood energy boiler installed m

The Invercargill Licensing Trust has enlisted an experienced project manager to oversee the build of its multi-million dollar inner city hotel. Tess Browne, of The Building Intelligence Group, will bring independent leadership to the flagship project, which has an approved budget of up to $40 millio