Southland

The removal of ouvea premix from the former Mataura paper mill is scheduled to begin within the next three months under a contract secured by the Gore District Council. The contract with Australian-based company Inalco Processing Ltd will see the removal of 22,000 tonnes of the substance from sites

Podcasts have been a defining feature of the media landscape in recent times – and New Zealand’s CAMA [Community Access Media Alliance] stations, such as Radio Southland, have been at the forefront of this trans-media delivery. Ten of the twelve New Zealand Community Access stations collaborate on a

A two-year project to construct the $14 million State Highway 1 Edendale Realignment has reached the half way mark and plenty has been achieved in that time. Due for completion in mid-2020, the realignment will improve safety and increase accessibility for Southland communities and businesses. Work

Isobel Pearson has been honoured with a Southland District Council/Otautau Community Board award in recognition of her 41 years of excellent service to her community. As caretaker/cleaner of Otautau’s public facilities over four decades she set and maintained a very high standard, which made a lasti

Police are appealing for witnesses to a suspicious house fire in Edendale, Southland. Emergency services were called to the fire at a property on Seaward Road shortly after 1am on Saturday, 29 June. Upon arrival the house was well ablaze. Luckily the occupant of the house and his two-year-old son, w

The search for the missing boatie on Lake Hauroko has been suspended indefinitely. Police and partners have searched the lake multiple times since the boat was reported missing on 31 May, however the missing man has not been located. Police will continue to assess any new information that comes to l

Police are appealing for sightings of 73-year-old Alan David Bell who has a warrant to arrest for assault matters. He is described as between 171cm and 175cm tall and of medium build. He may be the in the Southland area. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact 105 or their

It’s looking likely that the Government is about to shank Southern Institute of Technology and merge it into a new bureaucratic entity called New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST). Labour’s tertiary education reforms will be wider than first thought and will strip the Southern Insti