The Gore District Council began demolition of the Mataura pool this week as it embarks on stage two of redeveloping Tulloch Park. It is expected to take three to four weeks to demolish the 68-year-old building. The west wall will come down first, allowing contractors access to gut the inside of the

Hundreds of classic, custom, vintage and hot rod cars, trucks, caravans and motorbikes will be cruising through Invercargill tonight for the annual Southern Grilles and Gasoline car show. Organiser Jason Pope said the weekend event, now in its 6th year, will kick off with a mystery run before the to

Some people go out of their way to make their community a better place. This was acknowledged today for faithful Otautau servant Peter Gutsell, who was presented with a Community Service Award on his 80th birthday by Southland District Mayor Rob Scott. The award, which recognises Mr Gutsell’s contri

Invercargill City Council started its first meeting of the year with a suggestion from a local business veteran it should slow down. Related: Deputy Mayor Ready To Step Up Into New Role Bob Simpson is an architect who was once on the Vibrant City Centre group back in 1997, and spoke in the public fo

In late 2022, 29-year-old elite road cyclist Kate Wightman from Muriwai had been diagnosed with three different gynaecological cancers. Wightman was diagnosed with two types of ovarian cancer: stage 2b endometrioid carcinoma in her right ovary and a stage 3a seromucinous borderline tumour in her lef

One person has died in a crash on State Highway 1 (Milton Highway) overnight. Police were notified of the single vehicle crash at 12.45am today. A second person from the car sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital. State Highway 1 between Lakeside Road and Moneymore Road remains c

Winton Police are continuing to investigate following a serious crash on State Highway 6 in the Winton township yesterday afternoon. Related: Serious Crash, Winton One person was transported to and remains in hospital in a critical condition following the crash, reported around 1:30pm. We would like

Invercargill’s Mayor, Nobby Clark, is now at home recuperating from a successful double bypass heart operation. The surgery, which took place last month at Dunedin Hospital, came after Mayor Clark had a minor heart attack on December 27. Initially, a quadruple bypass was planned, but it turned out t