The quest for energy efficiency continues at Splash Palace following the recent installation of a larger woodchip storage bunker. Stage one of the conversion of the aquatic centre to wood energy began in 2013 with the replacement of two coal boilers with an Austrian manufactured woodchip boiler. Sta

Three Lotto players share $1 million jackpot It was a Mother’s Day to remember for Lotto players from Upper Hutt, Temuka and Invercargill who won $333,333 each with Lotto First Division in Saturday nights live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak N Save Upper Hutt, Temuka New World and P

1941 Lego World War Two Battle of Brody Tiny armies duke it out again near Dubno in present-day Ukraine. It’s day two of von Kleist’s Soviet Vacation, but Zhukov has 3,500 tanks. One thing’s for sure – nobody’s going to apologize for tearing up Ukraine’s lawn.

BY ALLISON BECKHAM AND PETRINA WRIGHT  Southlanders are flocking to view kakapo chicks, and the opportunity has even attracted visitors from further afield.   The Department of Conservation’s (Doc) Invercargill kakapo rearing unit has been temporarily relocated to a vacant building on Esk St West do

Flight Centre Invercargill are relocating from the corner of Esk & Kelvin (under the Kelvin hotel) to the former Air New Zealand holidays store on the corner of SIT arcade on Esk street Mall. The current store will close on the 26th of May and re open at their new location on 30th May. Other changes

On Thursday the 28th of April 2016, at about 10.30am a female reported being picked up by a young woman driving a 4wd Hilux or similar near to the entrance of the Rhanna Clinic on Elles Road, Invercargill. The female driver was described as aged in her 20’s, with a young female child in the […]

Police are currently investigating an assault which occurred at middnight outside Tillerman’s Bar on Don Street in Invercargill. A 47 year old male is currently in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital as a result of the incident. A large number of people were in the immediate area outside Tillerm

Police can now release the name of the man killed in the helicopter crash in the Lindis Pass area yesterday. He is Liam EDWARDS, aged 32 years, of Otautau. The accident site was about 1 kilometre from the Lindis Pass Road The other occupant of the helicopter, a 51 year old man, is currently in […]