Health practitioners dispensing natural therapeutic products could eventually face a number of restrictions under a new Bill before Parliament. But there has been backlash from several advocacy groups including Voices For Freedom, (VFF) that has made public its concerns over the Bill, saying that th

Police are seeking the victim and witnesses of an alleged assault that took place at Queens Garden in Mataura on Sunday, March 5th. The incident was reported at around 3:30 pm, with several members of the public calling the police to report that a man was being assaulted by two others in the park. U

“Today, the Gore District Council was sentenced in the Gore District Court for a charge laid by WorkSafe. The charge arose following the discovery of three-year-old Lachlan Jones in one of the Gore oxidation ponds in January 2019. The Council pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that they fail

Southland teenage motor racing star, Alex Crosbie, the reigning New Zealand Formula Ford Champion, has made a stunning start to his national title defence. Crosbie, a Year 12 student at Southland Boys High School, has a 99 point lead after two rounds of the championship which took place at Hampton D

Art panels which had once surrounded the Invercargill CBD development have been given a new lease on life for the benefit of Southlanders living with dementia. A selection of the art panels have been repurposed as vibrant fencing along the northern border of Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) Enli

In an evening of celebration acknowledging the wonderful talent involved in musical theatre and plays in Otago and Southland, Southland born-and-bred musical, 18 Eden Avenue was recognised in two categories at the OSTAs (Otago Southland Theatre Awards); co-creator and Music Director, Dr Sally Bodkin

Invercargill police are asking for public assistance in their investigation of a series of commercial burglaries that occurred yesterday morning. Detective Constable Pete Smallfield of Invercargill CIB has confirmed that a grey Subaru Legacy sedan was stolen from outside a Tweed Street address early

Invercargill City Council is joining councils from across New Zealand to Adopt a Community to support communities up north impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Local Government New Zealand has come up with the Adopt a Community initiative, which matches a southern council with a council and community badl