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The Chairman of SBS Bank, John Ward, today announced that Shaun Drylie has been appointed as SBS Group Chief Executive. Mr Drylie replaces Wayne Evans who became Chief Executive in April 2014 but died suddenly in January this year. Mr Ward said, “SBS has a proud 147 year history with a strong vision

Between 8pm and 8.40pm on the 9th of June 2016 a red Subaru Justy was stolen from outside an address on Mavora Court, Invercargill. The vehicle has then crashed into a wheelie bin outside an address on Conyers Street near John Street, Invercargill. The driver has left the scene with the vehicle on t

Traffic lights at the intersection of Leven and Spey Streets will be turned off from 9am to 3pm, Monday 13 June, while the traffic light controller is replaced. A traffic diversion will be in place allowing traffic on Spey Street to travel straight through and to turn left into Leven Street. Leven S

There has been an increase in the number of daytime burglaries in Invercargill, particularly in the Georgetown and Richmond areas. On 3 June 2016 a witness has seen a suspicious male up the drive way of a residence in Georgetown,Invercargill prior to a  burglary  occurring. This male is described as

Police are appealing for information after a man was seen acting suspiciously near Woodlands Primary School in Southland. On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, a man was seen running from a bus stop, where a female student had been waiting for a bus, to a nearby silver car. The girl told police she’d seen the

Traffic lights at the intersection of Kelvin and Esk Streets will be turned off from 9am to 1pm tomorrow while the traffic light controller is replaced. Graphic: supplied ICC A traffic diversion will be in place allowing traffic on Kelvin Street to travel straight through. Esk Street traffic will on

Phil Kingsley Jones will be the guest speaker at this year’s ILT Southland Sports Awards, being held at the Ascot Park Hotel on June 17. Perhaps best known in New Zealand as the manager of the late Jonah Lomu, Kingsley Jones is also widely renowned as an entertainer, sportsman, coach, motivator and

Hi all and welcome into June, the half way point of the year. Here’s hoping that we are all refreshed and reinvigorated after the holiday weekend to start the second half of the year. And lets not forget that the coldest months lie ahead. Having said that the shortest day is fast approaching. The bi