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Thousands of spectators didn’t let gale winds and rain stop them watching the Beach Races last evening. Photos courtesy of Dwayne Carey from Camboy Productions.

Phantom horses will run at this years Christmas at the Races due to safety concerns of the race track, officials made the decision after inspecting the track Friday morning. Updated Monday 30th November 2015 From the Ascot Park Racecourse facebook page Hey all, We want to keep everyone updated on ou

Thursday later afternoon Invercargill Police were called to a serious motor vehicle crash on Darly Street, Wallacetown. The two vehicles involved were a Scania heavy truck and a Suzuki Vitara SUV. At the time of the crash the truck had been travelling east on Darly Street, Wallacetown which is a 70k

Another fire this time out Bluff way, three tankers and three fire trucks are at the scene so far, it spreading to  wood piles all heaped up from clearing bush. Photo credit: Laura Dudley

The group of motor bikers stopped at the eastern entrance to Invercargill were just the subject of a general check. The group were riding into town presumably for some of the weekend’s activities offered in the annual Burt Munro Challenge. The group were checked over by the eastern cemetery. A consi

Southland Police are urging road users to take care over the coming days with a severe weather warning in place for the Southland area. With the Burt Munro Challenge beginning today, there will be an increase in motorists and motorcycles on the road. Road users need to be aware of the potential for

The severe weather which is scheduled to hit Southland, Fiordland and Otago later this morning has PowerNet ready for any possible electricity interruptions on the networks they manage. A warning issued by the Southland Met Service yesterday suggests Northwest winds reaching 160km/h are expected thr

Here are all the bosses who got dropped last weekend from the Invercargill fire tower raising over $30,000 which could result in another school getting a Kiwi Can programme coordinator. ‘Drop Your Boss’ is a fundraiser for the Foundation for Youth Development dropped 25 bosses from the Invercargill