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Invercargill hosted over 140 young dancers at the weekend for the New Zealand Highland and National Dancing Championships. Dancers from as young as five years old took to the stage over three days, but it was the Under 16 Championships at the centre of the competition. Your top ten Under 16 New Zeal

Three people have been charged with firearms offences following a search of an Invercargill property. At about 8pm yesterday (Sunday 24 June), Detective Senior Sergeant Stu Harvey said Police conducted a search of a Tweed Street address and found a number of firearms. Two women, aged 24 and 29, and

Following the unveiling of HWCP’s bold Invercargill inner city redevelopment plans earlier this week, people can find out more and share their views at a new pop-up shop which is to open in the CBD today  (Friday (June 22). Located on the corner of Esk Street and Cambridge Place Arcade, the pop-up s

Opinion: Every business needs to adapt and evolve. The last time there was significant local government reform here in New Zealand was back in 1989 – and it is fair to say that no business, or Council, would be or should be working in the same manner in the passage of those 30 years. This […]

Update: The man on the run from Invercargill police has been arrested after an extensive search using dogs and a helicopter. Police are searching on foot with police dogs for a man in the Phillip Street area. and have a helicopter in the air searching too. The wanted man in failed to stop for police

Absolutely wonderful words of wisdom Advice from An Old Farmer Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your

UPDATE: 4PM This crash is now CLEAR and the stop/go has been LIFTED. SH 1 Gore to Waipahi is under stop/go traffic management between Landslip Road and Pukerau Township. Road users are advised to stop on request and expect minor delays. There were no serious injuries reported.

UpSH1 Into Invercargill from Mill Road is closed due to a car crash. Between the intersections of Rockdale Road and Mill Road South. Gerard Campbell from St John Said their were three patients requiring various attention from ambulance staff and all patients were being taken to Kew, Southland hospit