Update: Police confirm a man has been found dead at the Gore address where the Armed Offenders Squad had been called too. Armed police have cordoned off a street in Gore where a man is believed to be armed with a gun. A southern police spokesman said police were called to the residential property in

Southland-born and New Zealand-listed artist Caley Hall sold a painting within the first week of opening his public studio in Invercargill’s City Centre and says he is enjoying the public interaction the location offers. Last week a classroom of primary school children were peering through the large

Southern District Police are reminding motorists to continue to take care on the roads as the Easter Holiday period approaches. Police are expecting an increase of road users on the Southland highways during the holiday period, which runs from 4pm on Thursday 13 April to 6am Tuesday 18 April. The hi

The addition of 37 new police staff to the Southern District is welcome news for the people of Clutha-Southland and Invercargill, MPs Todd Barclay and Sarah Dowie say. Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay is particularly thrilled that the Balclutha community will have 24/7 patrolling police coverage as

Southern DHB has launched its flu campaign and is encouraging its staff to take up the offer of a free influenza vaccination to protect themselves, their patients their colleagues, their families and their friends. “The aim is to increase the update of the flu vaccination by our staff from 61 percen

Te Anau’s fifth annual Tartan Festival is being held this Easter weekend starting on Friday (April 14) with a concert by Southland-based Celtic fusion band Pipeworkz. The group, with members from Invercargill, Te Anau, Queenstown, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, have put together a new show fo

Basketball: The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks will face the undefeated Wellington Saints in Wellington on Thursday (April 13), on the back of the Shark’s Saturday (April 8) win (Sharks 100, Rangers, 73) against the Supercity Rangers, in Invercargill. The Sharks will then face the Hawke’s Bay Hawks

A new adventure race aimed at anyone from adventure experts to the adventure curious and everyone in between is being launched in Invercargill. The Arrow Adventure Race, run by Arrow International and the Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club, will be a two-day 12 hour challenge involving mountain