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A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Invercargill last night He has also been charged with attempted murder in relation to the second victim. The charges were laid at a court hearing which took place at Southland Hospital in Invercargill

UPDATE: Fatal shooting in Invercargill A woman has died following a shooting incident in Invercargill last night. A second person was also shot during the incident and has been transferred to hospital with serious injuries. Video: from NZ Herald. Video: One News –//– Invercargill Police are respondi

Mal’s Music Memory pt 2 An ANZAC Day Special. I heard this on the wireless this morning and immediately thought this deserves a whirl seeing it’s ANZAC Day and it’s by Southlander Jackie Bristow. The video also tells it like it was on the battlefields and in the trenches in WW!

What’s the mysterious 737 that came in this morning? Wondering if it is related to the intelligence conference in Queenstown?

Here’s a discussion starter for the weekend. It’s reported that the City Council’s planned Chinese Garden will go ahead in Queens Park and won’t be referred back to the new council for consideration. The new garden is said to cost in the region of $600k. Here’s a couple of questions – 1/ Do we have

The pot is starting to boil over proposed changes to traffic patterns in inner city invers. A proposed right turn from Dee street  into Esk Street Mall and opening lower Don St to two way traffic at this stage appear to be the main points of contention. Re-opening the Dee-Kelvin street of Don street

Two Lotto players from Queenstown & Hamilton will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Wednesday nights live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Z Service Station Queenstown in & Countdown Dinsdale in Hamilton. Powerball was not st

We’re sad to report that Mama Lina Restaurant and Pizzeria has officially closed. Ella and her team worked beyond the call to bring a touch of Italy to Invers but sadly it wasn’t to be. Just goes to show how fickle and difficult the hospitality industry can be. To add insult, someone placed a brick