Southland

Police can now name the woman who died after a quad bike rolled on a rural property in Chaslands, west of Papatowai, on Thursday 9 May. She was Alice Shirley Mackenzie, aged 83, of Tokanui, Southland District. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.

Plan for weekday delays of up to five minutes while work is carried out on the SH99 Oreti Bridge near Wallacetown from 8 May until August 2019. Allow extra time for your journey. Work involves relocating fibre optic cables along the length of the bridge and removing the bridge parapet and replacing

Police are appealing for witnesses following a traffic incident in Southland. A large four-wheel-drive vehicle was seen speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road with its lights off on State Highway 6 at Ryal Bush about 7pm yesterday. The vehicle was a light colour at the front, possibly wh

NZRDA members throughout the country, including here in the Southern district, have again voted to strike, this time for five days., scheduled to run from April 29-May 4, would have considerable effect on hospital health services. While our contingency planning team is working to minimise the effect

A lucky Powerball player from Auckland will be popping the champagne after winning $5.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The $5.3 million prize is made up of $5 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sol

Below is a list of Anzac Day services around Invercargill and the Southland region on Thursday. This information is sourced from the rsa.org.nz website. If there are any omissions please email us the details. Athol: 10am Serviced at Athol Memorial Hall. After the service a gun salute will take place

In the early hours of Saturday morning (20th April) the ATM at Farm Fresh South Milk in Woodlands was rammed and a small amount of money taken. Police are investigating a burglary that occurred in the Woodlands area overnight. It’s believed a vehicle rammed a shed door to gain access to an ATM insid

Police can name the man who died after a single-vehicle crash on Otahuti Rd, Otahuti, Saturday 13 April. He was 56-year-old Garth Robinson of Invercargill. Police extend its condolences to his family and friends at this time. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. His death