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Invercargill Police name man who died following a Tramway Road fire “ Invercargill Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a Tramway Road fire on the morning of Wednesday 2 November 2016. He was 51-year-old Alan Patrick Pirus Sarginson, a local Riverton man. The cause of the fi

Teretonga Park near Invercargill begins it’s 60th year of operation this month and with a massive season ahead over the coming months, this weekend will see a two day event featuring a standing quarter and circuit laps on Saturday followed by a day of racing on Sunday. Admission for spectators will

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night where the jackpot will be $38 million. “If a single player is lucky enough to win the top Powerball prize on Saturdaynight – it will be the single largest prize ever won in New Zealand,” said Emilia Mazur, GM Corporate Commu

Dairy product prices rose 11.4% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, the second biggest increase in prices this year. Whole milk powder (WMP) was the main driver of the price increase at the latest auction, with prices rising 19.8%. The NZX Futures market had pointed to a 10% rise for WMP auction

Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Richard King this afternoon released a breakdown of costs around the city’s new Christmas lights and decorations. The breakdown shows that approximately half the cost of the $249,000 project for Invercargill City’s new Christmas lights and decorations will b

Young Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald returns to Pukekohe Park Raceway, south of Auckland, this weekend to contest the opening round of the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship. The fast, South Auckland circuit has proven to be a happy hunting ground for MacDonald in the past including a podium there

The 17th ILT Southland Secondary Schools’ Sports Awards ceremony is on Friday November 4 at 7:30pm at the Ascot Park Hotel. The guest speaker will be Southland’s New Zealand representative rower Genevieve Behrent, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Southland Secondary Schools Spor

The Invercargill City Council and city centre retailers are gearing up for an afternoon of Trick or Treating fun tomorrow (Saturday 29 October) between 1-4pm. The family event is to give primary aged children, or younger, the opportunity to dress up for Halloween and enjoy Trick or Treating fun in a