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A 33-year-old Invercargill man was arrested on firearms-related charges following the execution of a search warrant in the suburb of Newfield this morning. The man was due to appear in the Invercargill District Court yesterday. The search warrant was executed with the assistance of the Armed Offende

Alliance Group is making significant progress towards its goal of transforming the co-operative with an improved financial performance and a $11.4 million distribution to farmer shareholders. The 100% farmer-owned co-operative has doubled its operating profit to $20.2 million for the year ending 30

Southland Police have arrested and charged two people in relation with supplying drugs. Staff from Riversdale and Gore Police executed a search warrant at a Riversdale address just after 9am yesterday. A 55-year-old male and 25-year-old female have been charged with a number of drug offences relatin

Fonterra has joined with Shine and Women’s Refuge to launch a programme to raise awareness about family violence and provide support services for any of its 12,000+ New Zealand employees who may need help. A new family violence policy sets out how the Co-operative will aim to create a safe and suppo

Thirty Lotto players from around the country will be celebrating after each winning $14,788 with Lotto Second Division in last night’s live Lotto draw. Six lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $20,126. The winning Powerball Second Division tickets were sol

We’ve all dreamed of it, but tonight those dreams are becoming reality for not one, but two lucky players who are each taking home $19.1 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The prize is made of $19 million with Powerball First Division and $166,167 with Lotto First Di

The Smokefree Areas Policy was unanimously passed at the Invercargill City Council meeting on 7 November 2017. The policy makes the area within the boundary of Tay, Spey Street, Deveron and Dee streets (including Wachner Place) a smokefree area. The policy idea was originally submitted by the Inverc

In an epic trans-Tasman clash of the titans, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel will take on the Sunshine Coast Lightning in March next year. In a showdown highly-anticipated by netball fans, the Steel, winners of the 2017 ANZ Premiership, will host the Noeline Taurua-coached Lightning, the 2017 Su