At yesterday’s Council meeting, the revised Southland Flood Control Management Bylaw was adopted. The bylaw, which becomes operative on Saturday 23 May, aims to manage and protect…

Once again, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,154, which…

Police were called about 1.50pm to an accident involving a car and trailer crashing into a power pole on State Highway 1 and Dowling Road near Woddlands…

There have been no new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, for the second day running. In its latest media release,…

Take a fly-through the Invercargill Central inner-city redevelopment planned for the city block of Esk, Tay and Dee, Kelvin streets. Demolition of the old buildings started early 2020.…

Police have now launched a homicide enquiry following the discovery of a body in the Longwood Forestry block. We can now confirm the body has been identified…

Southland Police have located a body in the Longwood Forestry block. The body is believed to be missing man Dale Watene. Mr Watene, 40, went missing on…

Fonterra has announced an increase in third quarter earnings before tax of $301 million to $815m, despite the challenges from Covid-19. However the dairy cooperative has lowered…

The Longwood forestry block area was the subject of an extensive search for Dale Watene on Saturday 16 May. Thirty LandSAR volunteers from Southland and Otago completed…

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today. The region’s total remains 216, with one active case, 213 now recovered…