Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird has appealed for witnesses to come forward following a suspicious fire in Church St, Gore in the early hours of 15 February. Southland Police and Fire investigators have conducted a scene examination, but they are appealing to the public for any information that

The Invercargill City Council will impose water restrictions from this Saturday 18 February. Flow in the Ōreti River, where Invercargill draws water from, continues to languish despite recent rain. Invercargill City Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said as there was no rain forecast,

Hey there team. I took advantage of the great summer weather to get some pics of what’s going on building wise around our fare city. There’s some activity happening around the Invercargill Business Property Hub but I couldn’t get in as it was closed off in preparation for the Burt Munro Street races

Just days ago, Tauranga driver Derek Cecil was faced with the prospect of loading his damaged race car onto its trailer to begin the long trek home after an incident at Levels Raceway, Timaru, during an Historic & Vintage Racing Association (HVRA) class race. Derek’s Ford Escort RS2000, a car with a

Directors of Invercargill’s new major housing development Te Puawai have been frustrated by the hold up, but are still committed to the project. Although the earthworks consent has already been granted and work completed for that, the design has still not been finalised, and therefore no resource or

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of potentially toxic algae in the Aparima River at Thornbury. Algae naturally occur in waterways and can flourish during hot and fine conditions. Most algae are harmless. However, some species can produce toxins and rapidly bloom to

Garrick on  the money again. Really Hipkins is Cindy 2, as he was knee deep in her rain of incompetence Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan ahead as work gets underway from next week on three large safety improvement projects on Southland highways. The project locations are: SH6/98/99 Lorneville roundabout, Invercargill SH6 North Road, Invercargill on the southern approach to Lorneville roun