Millions of litres of beer are being tipped down the drain in Australia as huge quantities of the liquid gold goes off in kegs. It is news no beer lover wants to hear, but with pubs and clubs closed due to coronavirus restrictions and most not due to reopen to large numbers any time soon, […]

A lucky Lotto player from Waihi will be celebrating after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Paper Plus Waihi & Toyworld in Waihi. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot wi

This means New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1,498, of which 1,148 are confirmed cases of COVID-19. We now have 1,428 people reported as having recovered from COVID-19, an increase of seven on yesterday. This is 95% of all confirmed and probable cases. Today the

A homicide investigation is underway after the body of a woman was discoveredin Te Anau last night. About 6:35pm, Police received information to suggest a person had died in the area. Police made enquiries before attending a Cleddau Street address where the victim was located deceased, Detective Sen

Concept plans for the Southland Charity Hospital have been released, on the same day as the late Blair Vining’s 40th birthday. Managed by Boyd Wilson and the team at Bonisch Consultants, the concept plans for the Southland Charity Hospital were an incredible way for the family to honour Blair on his

The Government’s U-turn on allowing more than 10 people at a funeral signals to New Zealanders that they can be trusted to act appropriately. Invercargill deputy Mayor Toni Biddle, who was right behind a petition to change the rules, said the whole country had gone to battle on what was considered p

Inter-regional travel should provide Southland tourism with a lifeline once it gets underway under Level 2. Great South chief executive Graham Budd said families that would otherwise be heading overseas for holidays this year may just decide to venture south instead. “So that’s another pool of expen

Work and Income appears to have spent decades wrongly advising some benefit applicants that they cannot get support until their redundancy has run out. Work and Income admitted on Friday it had made an error after it rejected the benefit claim of Mary, an Auckland hotel worker, due to her Covid-19 r