Southland

UPDATE: NZTA Advise SH6 LOWTHER, SOUTHLAND – CRASH – FINAL UPDATE 6:35PM This crash is now CLEAR and the road is fully OPEN. Thanks for your patience, drive safe. ends   A three car crash at the intersection of Five Rivers Rd (SH 97) and SH6 near Lumsden blocking State Highways 6 and 97. NZTA […]

A fundraising campaign has been launched to help fund an innovative care facility in Invercargill that could become the cornerstone of elderly care in New Zealand. The Hawthorndale Care Village, which will be developed on the former Hawthorndale School site on Tay Street, will incorporate community-

The preliminary result for the election of four members of the Southern District Health Board – Otago Constituency held on Saturday 12th October is as follows. Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has moved to his new public trough getting voted on to the Southern DHB board and Invercargill ICC councilor

Prelimanary results for Environment, Southland, and Gore District Council are in. Fiordland Constituency – number of vacancies = 1 BAIRD, Allan – 621 HODGKINSON, Roger – 404 Informal 0 Blank – 128 Hokonui Constituency – number of vacancies = 1 HUBBER, Grant – 935 MCDONALD, Peter – 1111 Informal – 5

The campaigner for better care for cancer patients, Blair Vining, has died aged 39. In a Facebook post, his family described him as an extraordinary man who had turned his personal tragedy into a battle for better cancer care for all New Zealanders. “He was the epitome of a humble Southland man who

The Southland Men’s Masters team has finished fourth at the South Island Interprovincial, played at Timaru at the weekend, but still managed to come home with a trophy. Southland lost to Canterbury 5 ½ – ½, to Aorangi 4-2, and halved with Tasman 3-all; and defeated Otago 4-2 to win the Paul Adams Tr

Powerball was not struck on Wednesday evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $32 million. “Saturday’s $32 million Powerball jackpot is one of the largest in New Zealand history,” said Kirsten Robinson, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Lotto NZ. “If a singl

Local shoe and apparel retailer Soled Out has donated 25 pairs of shoes to the Red Cross to be distributed to Invercargill refugee families. Soled Out’s Kevin Downie and Chris Montgomery, with Laurie Blyth from Frontrunner (NZ), presented the shoes to Mauricio from the Red Cross on Sunday 6 October.