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Repeat violent and sexual offenders are on notice as the Coalition Government brings back the Three Strikes regime. From today, anyone convicted of one of 42 serious violent or sexual offences will face steadily harsher sentences, a move Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says answers public calls for safer streets

* New system blends government records with yearly surveys to deliver faster, cheaper population statistics. * Monthly inflation index from 2027 aims to sharpen decisions on rates, benefits, and budgets nationwide. * Minister says overhaul will restore confidence in Stats NZ by “measuring what matters” for every community. New Zealanders have filled out

Southland signwriting firm Creation Signs has clinched gold at the New Zealand Sign and Display Association Awards. Manager Riki Shuttleworth said the honour, announced in Nelson on Saturday night, was testament to his team’s passion for the industry. “We might be located at the bottom of New Zealand but

It’s only four months out until our Elections 2025 and whatsoninvers.nz took the opportunity to ask our Invercargill City Councillors who was going to be running again. Next up in our pre-election coverage* with Invercargill City councillor Trish Boyle and asked her a few questions about the upcoming

Federated Farmers is calling on Revenue Minister Simon Watts to urgently rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars each year.   Inland Revenue has proposed major changes to the way FBT applies to utes, which are common and essential work tools for

* Eleven of the 28 Second Division Lotto prizes went to winners in the South * One winning ticket was sold at Whitcoulls Invercargill, ten more through MyLotto in Southland * Powerball jackpot climbs to $25 million after no First Division win It was a strong showing for the south in Saturday night’

Police have responded to the coroner’s findings into the death of three-year-old Lachie Jones, whose body was found in a Gore oxidation pond in January 2019. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson said: “Police acknowledge the findings by the coroner into the tragic death of three-year-old Lachie Jones

* Police arrested ten people and laid over seventy drug-related charges after multiple search warrants * Officers seized $16,000 in cash, drugs, ammunition, and drug equipment across Southland and Otago * Investigations under Operation Strata will continue with more arrests and charges expected soon Ten people have been arrested and are facing