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Police have this morning arrested a 19-year-old man in relation to an incident in Lowburn, Cromwell yesterday. He was located at a property in Cromwell just before 8am this morning and arrested without incident. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. People in the Lowburn area o

Leading food company Alliance Group has distributed a further $1.46 million in loyalty payments to its committed farmer shareholders, bringing the total for the year to date to $15.34 million. The latest quarterly payment, for the period ending 30 September, have been paid to the co-operative’s plat

Invercargill Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that occurred last Friday afternoon outside McDonald’s on Dee Street. The incident involved two women and happened in or near a grey 2001 Holden Commodore, about 3:10pm on Friday 3 November. There were no serious injuries. If you saw what

Police have arrested and charged four male youths for the aggravated robbery of the Sunbeam Milk bar in Gore at approximately 7:20pm on 5 October 2017. Youths have all been charged and are due to appear in Invercargill Youth Court on 10 November 2017. 16-year-old Two 15-year-olds 14-year-old A fifth

After a recent milk cowshed fire during milking cowshed at South Hillend. Owners Trevor & Tarz Alexander would like to publicly thank………… our neighbours & friends and the South Hillend community for all their assistance to get us back up and running. Jose Van Der Poel, George & Noel Mcfarlane, Vicki

A 20-year-old man with serious face injuries has been taken to Southland Hospital after being hit directly in the eye with a firework. The incident was one of many which kept emergency services busy around the country in the lead-up Guy Fawkes night tonight. The man was taken from Waikaka, just nort

A midweek celebration is in order for one lucky Lotto player from Kaiapoi after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Countdown Kaiapoi in Kaiapoi. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where t

From Olympic medallists to an actor on popular Aussie television soap Home and Away, the list of talented Southlanders who have earned an ILT Youthmark Young Achievers Award makes for impressive reading. The 2017 achievements of 50 students from secondary schools throughout the region, including Wak