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Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has expressed serious concern following the possible cut to essential local rescue helicopter services across Fiordland and Southland. “It is very concerning that local rescue helicopters in Te Anau, that have successfully operated for nearly three decades, may no l

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker today presented his petition to Save the Lumsden Maternity Centre to Health Minister Dr David Clark. “The level of support that the petition has received across Clutha-Southland is overwhelming,” Mr Walker says. “After collecting the final petition forms from around

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an incident in Balclutha on Wednesday 4 April. Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale says a person or people in a red ute may be able to assist Police with enquiries. The ute was last seen in the Moore’s Beach, Clutha Valley Road area that same

A fire broke out in a boiler room at Fonterra’s Edendale factory about 11.30 Monday evening. Crews arrived to the fire that was “well-involved”, a spokesman said. Firefighters worked through the early hours to bring the Fonterra factory fire under control. Nine fire crews from Invercargill, Edendale

Another outstanding year in Southland sport will be celebrated on Friday 8th June at the Ascot Park Hotel, at the 2018 ILT Southland Sports Awards. Nominations for the awards are now open and organisers are expecting them to reflect the traditionally high standard of results achieved by Southlanders

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland on 22 March, has shown high levels of the toxic algae planktonic cyanobacteria at Waituna Lagoon in Southland. Planktonic cyanobacteria (floating or suspended algae) is different to that found in rivers during warmer months, but  still produces toxins

The guys from Wairaurahiri Wilderness Jet had an Interesting Trip on the Wairaurahiri River to-day! Posted on their facebook page is Roffy’s story…….as we were boating backup stream from the Waitutu Lodge we noted a fuel drum floating down the river so we slowed down and picked it up then a bag of c

Farmers affected by the PGG Wrightson seeds mix-up will have the opportunity to ask questions to senior management at a public meeting hosted by Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker next week. The public meeting is being held at the James Cumming Wing on April 6, at 11.30am.  “More than 500 farmers hav