A strong police presence in Queenstown suburb Kelvin Heights after a person was killed in a car explosion in a Jardine park Tuesday evening. What we know: Emergency services received calls regarding a car explosion in Jardine Park around 9pm. Fire Service confirm receiving a number of calls about th

HEAVY RAIN FOR FIORDLAND AND WESTLAND HAS EASED. SEVERE SOUTHWEST GALES FOR COASTAL SOUTHLAND, CLUTHA, DUNEDIN, BANKS PENINSULA, THE PORT HILLS OF CHRISTCHURCH AND NELSON WEST OF RIWAKA. A front over the upper South Island moves northeastwards and weakens. A second front moving up the South Island t

Congratulations to Natasha King from Fred & Gingers Invercargill – 2017 Hair Expo People’s Choice! at the annual Hair Expo Australia awards in Sydney. Hair Expo brings together industry professionals from Australia, New Zealand and globally for the largest trade event created for the hairdressing co

WW2 reached Gore’s Main Street with tragic reality 75 years ago, on Thursday 11 June 1942? The local Emergency Precautions Service (similar to todays Civil Defence) organized an evacuation exercise for the businesses and schools of the town. Censorship was in place and only the facts were reported i

The Agrigate team has added another heavyweight data partner to the online tool, signing an agreement with agri-nutrient provider Ravensdown. The agreement, signed last week, will see Ravensdown’s pasture and nutrient data added to the array of information that farmers can access using Agrigate. Rav

HEAVY RAIN FOR FIORDLAND & SEVERE SOUTHWEST GALES FOR COASTAL SOUTHLAND, CLUTHA AND DUNEDIN A front moves over the South Island overnight Monday and early Tuesday morning, bringing a period of heavy northwesterly rain to western areas with possible thunderstorms. The heaviest rain is expected about

Players from the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are recovering after being involved in an accident in Christchurch this afternoon. The Steel team van with six players on board was involved in a crash at the intersection of Memorial Ave and Clyde Road in Fendalton just after 1pm. The van was struck

Life has not got any easier for WBOP Magic after they were outclassed 78-59 by Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in the opening Super Sunday clash in Auckland today. Pushed closely in their last outing against SKYCITY Mystics, there were no such problems for the southerners today in continuing their u