Allied Concrete, the company contracted to supply concrete to permanently plug the Pike River mine has pulled out. Allied is owned by HWR, and chief executive Brent Esler said today they had been asked to quote for the supply of concrete by a contractor engaged by Solid Energy. After the explosion a

Souther District Police have warrants out for three Southland men, if you have information that can lead to their arrest please contact the Police. Dunedin Police are looking for Scott Edward Moseley, who has warrants for his arrest. Mr Moseley also has connections in the Invercargill area. If you k

Sad news  from the business world. Pumpkin Patch will be a name consigned to history. The chain of shops across the country are to close, mostly by the end of December meaning those working in the shops will be out of a job. Pumpkin Patch had been placed in receivership in October.The closures come

The Ronald McDonald Family Room team is thrilled that they’re now able to pick up guests, help run errands and provide even more support to families of sick children staying at Invercargill hospital. SBS Bank delivered a vehicle for the team on Friday as part of extending its existing sponsorship of

Fonterra is collecting milk from all operating farms in the earthquake damaged Culverden, Waiau and Amuri areas, as the Co-operative continues to run a comprehensive support response out of its Farm Source store in Culverden. “The strength and generosity we’ve seen from our farmers in the face of en

Hi there team, I know we haven’t done one of these for a while but feel its important to say a couple of things after the big quakes that struck north Canterbury, Kaikoura, Wellington region. Firstly, how is everyone, did you feel the shake ? We’ve spoken to several people who felt it loud and […]

Gore driver Andrew Graves has won the 2016 Dusky Forest Rally in West Otago. Graves, with his 13 year old son Hayden co-driving, took a 30 second victory in the Eastern Southland Car Club’s Clubmans Rally on Saturday in his Mitsubishi EVO 3 over Carter Strang/Stewart Robbie of Wallacetown in an EVO

A Lotto player from Auckland will be enjoying a weekend windfall after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was sold at Paper Plus Ponsonby in Auckland. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where