Invercargill Police are seeking information from the public following a serious assault in the early hours of Thursday morning (29th June) in the city. A man was walking to work at around 3.20am in the area of Nith Street and Eye Street when he was attacked from behind and seriously assaulted in an

After a great season the Southern Steel who have been leading all season took out the ANZ Premiership grand final beating the Pulse 69-53 at ILT Southland Stadium on Wednesday night. Unstoppable during 2017, the Steel were a class above all-comers this season, overcoming adversity to clinch an impre

iHire Invercargill’s doors open on Monday (July 3) for the new firm’s grand opening and manager Richard Marrah will be back working with an industry he thrives in. Mr Marrah, who has more than 20 years of first-hand industry experience, said there is plenty of competition in the region, but was happ

Do you have a wannabe Southland basketball player at home during the July school holidays – if so the Southland Basketball Association’s (SBA) Shooters Holiday Basketball Programme might be just the ticket. SBA development officer Dan Peck who runs the programme, along with players and coaches from

Retiring at the age of five may seem premature, but not when you’ve spent most of your life producing dozens of New Zealand Police’s finest canine recruits. After giving birth to her fourth and final litter of potential canine crimefighters a few weeks ago, New Zealand Police-bred Dallas is ready to

Police are investigating reports of illegal hunting in the Rowallen Forest near Tuatapere in mid-June. In particular, Police would like to identify the occupants of a black double-cab ute which entered two isolated residential properties in the area in the early hours of Saturday 17 June. The vehicl

Invercargill is gearing up for a Matariki Festival in the heart of Invercargill’s City Centre on Saturday 1 July. City Centre Co-ordinator Kari Graber said Esk Street Mall will be closed to traffic and transformed for the day to host the Festival, which will incorporate a number of traditional Maori

Highlights video of the Invercargill Mid Winter Fire and Light Festival held on Saturday 17th June. Thanks to Levi Goodall for the video.