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What’s the mysterious 737 that came in this morning? Wondering if it is related to the intelligence conference in Queenstown?

Here’s a discussion starter for the weekend. It’s reported that the City Council’s planned Chinese Garden will go ahead in Queens Park and won’t be referred back to the new council for consideration. The new garden is said to cost in the region of $600k. Here’s a couple of questions – 1/ Do we have

The pot is starting to boil over proposed changes to traffic patterns in inner city invers. A proposed right turn from Dee street  into Esk Street Mall and opening lower Don St to two way traffic at this stage appear to be the main points of contention. Re-opening the Dee-Kelvin street of Don street

Two Lotto players from Queenstown & Hamilton will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Wednesday nights live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Z Service Station Queenstown in & Countdown Dinsdale in Hamilton. Powerball was not st

We’re sad to report that Mama Lina Restaurant and Pizzeria has officially closed. Ella and her team worked beyond the call to bring a touch of Italy to Invers but sadly it wasn’t to be. Just goes to show how fickle and difficult the hospitality industry can be. To add insult, someone placed a brick

Sad to report that some ratbags decided to wreck the bus shelter on Dee Street, lets hope they get locked up!

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on the Riverton-Wallcetown Highway, Oporo, yesterday morning. He was Conor Drake, 21, from Otautau. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating and the cause of the crash has not been established at this stage. Police extend their sympathies

Southern Police are attending a fatal crash on Riverton-Wallacetown Highway, Oporo, where a four-wheel drive and a tanker have collided. Emergency services were called at approximately 7:50am this morning, Sunday 16 April, 2017. The driver of the four-wheel drive died at the scene. There are no furt