Southland

This new trailer was stolen from Lochiel Engineering on Winton Lorneville Highway, Southland, between 12pm Saturday 18 August and 8.40am Monday 20 August. If you think you may have seen this trailer since Saturday, please contact Winton Police on 03 236 6060 and quote file number 180821/5737. You ca

Two men have been charged with a range of drugs and firearms-related offences after search warrants were executed in Gore and Mataura today. One search warrant was executed on a car in Gore shortly before 1pm. Methamphetamine, cannabis plant material and cash were located. Two search warrants were s

District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham has welcomed the 88 officers allocated to Southern District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from

A Clinton woman has been recognised for her tireless service to NZ Young Farmers and her community. Emma Sutherland, 31, is the joint recipient of a national award for service to NZ Young Farmers, along with Canterbury’s Sarah Heddell. The pair received a standing ovation when they were presented wi

Windback to May 1999 when a crowd of 20,000 turned out to cheer the victorious Southern Sting as they paraded through Invercargill city Centre on their return from their victorious wind in Dunedin. Eight hundred Southlander’s boarded buses to cheer on the Southern Sting in the Dunedin final. Buses d

Congratulations to Gina Crampton and Te Paea Delby-Rickit for being named in the new look Silver Ferns. Netball New Zealand is pleased to announce the 2018/19 Silver Ferns squad, along with the team to compete in next month’s Netball Quad Series. The national selection panel has confirmed a 17-stron

C’mon Southland, let’s get behind our sporting success and celebrate with the Southern Steel, Southland Sharks, and Southland cricket team in a fantastic ticker-tape parade! This Thursday, from 4pm, our trifecta of national champions will parade along Esk Street, from Dee Street, finishing at the In

A new hydroslide featuring three slides proposed for Invercargill’s Splash Palace is a step closer after receiving support from Invercargill city councillors at a Community Services Committee meeting on Monday. A report was presented to the committee by Council aquatic services manager Peter Thompso