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South Pacific Meats and Open Country Dairy told Invercargill City councillors this week that 31.5% water increases on top of last year’s 80% would just cripple their industry. Managers Brent Crawford and Mike Butler spoke to the Annual Plan submissions earlier this week and said they felt as

* Bill McCaw played 32 matches for the All Blacks between 1951 and 1954. * He was a loyal Marist Rugby Club member and later became a club leader. * McCaw was named number 8 and captain in Southland Rugby’s Team of the Century. Bill McCaw, the oldest living All Black, has

Southland Police are urging heavy motor vehicle drivers to put road safety first as the country heads towards winter. “There have already been a couple of crashes involving trucks and I want to remind drivers to manage their fatigue and drive to the conditions for this time of year, particularly

Police are appealing for information following a suspicious car fire in Bluff on Sunday 4 May. About 3.40pm, a Ford Courier ute was set alight while it was parked on Marine Parade. The vehicle suffered substantial damage. Senior Constable Pete Jenkins says a man carrying a red petrol can

* Property listings have grown in Invercargill and Southland, reflecting strong buyer interest. * Buyers are moving quickly as Southland’s rate of sale is faster than national average. * Low mortgage rates are encouraging first-home buyers and creating more movement across the market. Invercargill and Southland are seeing a noticeable lift in

* Invercargill Police are investigating a series of linked incidents at several premises overnight * A stolen red Toyota Vitz has been recovered following the aggravated robberies and burglaries * Police urge anyone with information about the vehicles or offenders to come forward Police are asking the public for help after a string

A new Local Government Commission investigation is underway into the reorganisation of the four Southland councils. A proposal from the Southland District Council to create two Unitary Councils - joining with Gore to oversee regional council functions, and keeping Invercargill as a city-based one, would see  Environment Southland cut out.

UPDATE 10:05am: Highway is now open. Police and emergency services are attending a crash involving at least four vehicles on Bluff Highway, between Awarua Siding Road and Stanley Township Road. The crash occurred at approximately 8.10am today. One of the vehicles is currently blocking both lanes, and motorists