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Invercargill Police have today made an arrest following an assault in Nith Street on 29 June. The person arrested was a 21-year-old male. He will be appearing in Invercargill District Court on 25 July charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Police inquiries into the incident are ongoing.

The 2017 bobby calf season is set to be a busy one for Blue Sky Meats, with the offering of its incentive programme and text booking system. Blue Sky Meats CEO Todd Grave said the company has brought back SchedulePLUS, a programme that puts the farmers first by paying out a higher price per head […]

Weather update….here’s how this system is shaping up. Repeat, its likely to bring heavy rain and snow to Cant and Otago, and Southland might miss out. Mal. Here’s where the severe weather on the way later today and tomorrow is coming from. A complex low is set to move across New Zealand. Right now t

Police are investigating the theft of a White Holden VT Commodore vehicle from Poole Street, Kaitangata overnight on 18 July. The vehicle was taken from the owner’s address after keys were stolen. It may have been driven around South Otago before being driven through boggy paddocks and getting stuck

The Cone of Silence. Once a gimmick on Get Smart has been revived and appears to be working a treat here in Invers. Here’s two or three examples where the C of S has been used to great effect lately Firstly the massive breakdown on the City Council, you know the one which cost Darren […]

Hold them up to ridicule, you know, the last bastion of the old style government department job for life syndrome. But we at WOI are shocked and dismayed to hear that IRD has announced plans to discard up to 30% of its staff nationwide over a period of time.  That’s up to 2000 good, honest […]

A warning to motorists – there could be delays on the motorway north of Dunedin after a truck caught on fire this morning. The truck caught fire while travelling south towards Dunedin on State Highway 1, at the passing lane between Russell and Whites Roads, at approximately 6:30am this morning. Two

There is very thick fog between Milton and Allanton this morning. At 6:45am Police were called to a crash between a car and a ute on the Waihola Highway near the passing lane south of Waihola. One person is trapped in the car and has moderate injuries, the driver of the ute is uninjured. A […]