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Solo occupant has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after crashing her car into a tree and paddock in Benmore, Southland, on the Dipton-Winton Highway, north of Invercargill. Police and St John ambulance crews  Dipton-Winton Highway shortly after 11am today. One car had care

Invercargill Police would like to speak with witnesses to a serious assault that took place when a 21-year-old male was knocked unconscious after an altercation with a group of four males on the corner of Esk & Kelvin Streets, Invercargill, at approximately 2:05am Sunday morning. As the victim lay u

Day one of the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships in Invercargill saw seven New Zealand records and two New Zealand Championship records broken. Around 170 riders from around the country have come to the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome to battle it out for age group and Masters titles over the n

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has launched a petition against the proposed downgrade of the Lumsden Maternity Centre and will lead a protest march in the Northern Southland town next weekend. The Lumsden Maternity Centre is being downgraded from a Primary Birthing Unit (birthing and postnatal ca

International Woodchopping between Australia and NZ It was held at the Northern Tavern  and the Southland A & P show. Photos by Dave Loudon photography.

Police can now release the name of the man killed in a crash on Bay Road, West Plains, Invercargill around 8:30pm on March 4. Police extend our sympathies to his family and friends. The investigation into the crash is continuing. He was 31-year-old Logan Lambert Bruce Heywood of Invercargill. Below

Police can now release the name of the man killed in a crash on SH94, Milford Highway, Te Anau around 12:42am on March 1. Police extend our sympathies to his family and friends. The investigation into the crash is continuing. He was 35-year-old David William Gray of Te Anau. Below is David’s funeral

Te Anau to Milford Sound is down to one lane 26km north of Te Anau due to a serious crash. Road users are advised to expect delays. A police spokesperson said the crash, between a motorbike and a van, took place on the Te Anau-Milford Highway about 3.40pm. The spokesperson said St John had been […]