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Police are appealing for sightings of a stolen vehicle which failed to stop for Police in Invercargill last night. The vehicle, a green 1989 Ford Telstar hatchback, registration number OK 934, was reported stolen from a residential Invercargill property on the evening of 7 December. Police are looki

Police are in attendance at a fatal crash on Milton Highway in Clutha that occurred at approximately 9:20am with SH1 down to one lane, just north of Patterson Road. One person has died and another has been airlifted to hospital with critical injuries,  Senior Sergeant Craig Brown said. The Serious C

No shortage of big words here but also some very important words as the world around us changes at an alarming speed. This will be well worth investing a wee bit of time with. What do nanotechnology, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and robotics have in common, and, more importantly, how do t

Could this sort of technology be a goer for Southland??….the Waituna Lagoon springs to mind. Latest technology adopted by Fonterra and the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) partnership Living Water, is proving a success in cleaning up water ways. Developed by Massey University, the floating treatme

A memorandum of understanding between Southland stakeholders and Air New Zealand to work on initiatives to increase the region’s potential as a destination will be signed in Invercargill today (November 30). The parties will sign the MOU at Invercargill’s newest visitor attraction Classic Motorcycle

Almost time to let the Santa Claus we have in all of us out for a run or walk for a good cause. Invercargill is one of 19 locations nationwide participating in this the seventh annual Great KidsCan Santa Run on 7 December at Queens Park. KidsCan supports the education of thousands of disadvantaged N

Police are calling for support from the community and information after a number of windows were smashed at the Bluff Police Station. It is believed the damage, which saw eight windows smashed, occurred between 5pm and 8pm this evening. While the windows were smashed entry was not gained to the Poli

Southern DHB Smokefree team are going festive by celebrating with their own version of the 12 days of Christmas! To encourage people to stop smoking, the team have created a fun video featuring staff, colleagues in the community, mayors and lots of wonderful children who have all enjoyed taking part