Southland

Winton-Lorneville Highway closed following crash Winton-Lorneville Highway is closed this morning, after a truck carrying bitumen crashed. The single vehicle crash occurred at 6am. Fortunately the driver was not injured, however bitumen has spilled from the truck. Winton-Lorneville Highway is closed

8:15PM NZTA Update: SH1 Longbush is open to westbound traffic, but eastbound remains CLOSED from Longbush South Rd to Mona Bush Rd, for vehicle recovery. Detour is via Kensington Roslyn Bush Rd & SH98. 7:30pm NZTA Update: SH1 Longbush is now CLOSED in both directions from Longbush South Rd to Mona B

To celebrate 60 years of racing the Riverton Trotting Club is running a Pick Five competition with a jackpot of $1000 at all three of its meetings this season starting this week at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill (Thursday, 3 December). If the jackpot is struck on either the first two meetings a

A chilly bin-stashing drug dealer has been put on ice thanks to a humble roadside police checkpoint. Officers conducting the checkpoint on State Highway 94 near Lumsden got more than they bargained for when they stopped the 29-year-old on Friday. Operation West was meant to be a simple road policing

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway on 20 November. He was 47-year-old Gregory James Olsen from Wrights Bush. Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash and ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken to Police ca

Invercargill marketing agency Market South is proud to once again showcase the heroes of the south, with the release of edition 8 of The Life magazine. The Life is an annual culture and lifestyle magazine, celebrating the people, places and more in the south. The theme of edition 8 is kindness and r

Flood protection ‘shovel ready’ projects worth $18.5 million, which are expected to create more than 100 jobs in Southland, have been given the go-ahead by the Council today(26/11/20). Environment Southland publicly consulted on the opportunity to upgrade flood protection schemes in a co-funding arr

Invercargill Police today executed a number of search warrants in response to an aggravated burglary and kidnapping. Three men — aged 31, 36 and 39 — with gang connections were arrested in relation to the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday 19 November. They have been charged wit