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This week the spotlight goes in New Zealand Country Music with the 44th New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards being held in Gore, the home of New Zealand country music. This is no small beer event. Over 700 contestants from all over New Zealand find their way to Gore to perform in front of audiences totall

The Invercargill City Council this afternoon approved its 2017/18 budget, with a rates rise of 3.95%, which is below the 4.7% proposed at the beginning of public consultation, Chairman of Finance and Policy Cr Darren Ludlow said today. Cr Ludlow said Council had reviewed the proposed projects, their

Fonterra Co-operative Group today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 15 cents to $6.15 per kgMS. Chairman John Wilson said the increase reflects the strong fundamentals supporting global dairy markets. “World dairy prices have risen in recent months and as we near the end of the s

Rebecca Amundsen a second term Invercargill City Councillor is the new Deputy Mayor confirmed at council meeting on Tuesday 23rd May. What’s On Invers Out & About asks, are you excited about our new deputy mayor Rebecca Amundsen?   The position became available when former Deputy Mayor Darren Ludlow

Police are seeking any witnesses to the fatal crash in Dunedin this morning at about 11.30am. It occurred  on SH1 in the northbound lane of the Southern motorway between the Mosgiel on-ramp and the Fairfield off-ramp. Anyone who was travelling in the southbound lane who may have seen something, can

Following a fatal vehicle crash near Gore on Friday, a Police scene examination has now been completed. There was a collision between a car and a campervan on the Old Coach Rd – otherwise known as the Mataura Clinton back road – at 4.30pm. The passenger in the campervan – a 52-year-old woman from th

At approximately 4am on Sunday May 21st 2017 Police were alerted to a fire at a house on the corner of Hamilton and Lawrence Streets, Gore. Nobody was injured in the fire but extensive damage was caused to the building. Police and a fire investigator have today carried out enquiries at the scene and

Police are requesting assistance from members of the public who may have witnessed an incident at the intersection of Dee Street and Herbert Street Invercargill on Saturday 20th May. At around 5.50pm a man in a black/silver Nissan vehicle was assaulted by a passenger in a green ute. The assault may