Excitement is growing for this year’s edition of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland cycle race, with a refreshed route set to deliver exciting and unpredictable racing over the course of the week-long event. A number of high-profile New Zealand riders, including past winners of the race, have already in

The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities Megan Woods says none of the staff there have tested positive, with 97 percent tested. Woods has been speaking alongside head of managed isolation and quarantine Air Commodore Darryn Webb in an update this afternoon. Webb says more than 44,000 p

Community Trust South have today announced the financial results for year ending 31 March 2020. The Trust acknowledges that it has been a challenging time for markets as the NZ and global economies react to COVID-19. “These are certainly unprecedented times for us all and the impact of COVID-19 on o

An active front, preceded by a strong west to northwest flow and followed by a cold southerly change, is forecast to move northwards across southern and central New Zealand overnight tonight (Monday) and during Tuesday morning. Watches and Warnings for severe gale northwest winds, heavy rain and hea

There was a fire in the former Mataura paper mill  that stores the ouvea premix in Mataura this afternoon. The fire is now out. In a statement from Fire & Emergency NZ Otago-Southland says no water came into contact with the ouvea premix. The building has been checked for ammonia gas. FENZ stresses

The Invercargill Licensing Trust is down $7.2 million in the first quarter of the financial year, but hit a record profit of $974,000 from individual businesses in July. Chief executive Chris Ramsay said, in his monthly report, that July benefited from the operation of its remodelled Homestead Resta

Bluff Highway is closed at Greehills overbridge – there is no detour so please avoid the area. Please avoid SH1 near Greenhills due to a crash. Road is blocked, long delays likely.

UPDATE: Fire and Emergency is attending a fire at the Old Paper Mill in Mataura. Crews were called at about twenty 1.40 this afternoon. More than 30 firefighters are in attendance. There is currently no danger of the fire getting near where the ouvea premix is stored. The fire is on the floor undern