Te Anau was a hive of activity this morning after the Armed Offenders Squad and emergency services were called to an incident involving a fleeing driver. Witnesses say that a car with three flat tyres was abandoned in the middle of State Highway 94. Police were now searching for the driver with the
NZME is losing about 15 percent of its workforce and asking staff to take pay cuts, as its advertising income looks to have been halved. The media company, which owns the New Zealand Herald, regional papers, and radio stations including Newstalk ZB, said it was axing up to 200 jobs. “[We have] imple
The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Speaker: Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is giving the latest update on Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and the government’s response. Live update: Th
Hi there team, how’s the lock down going in your bubble? Seeing we are all together, yet socially apart we thought we’d shake the dust off the mantle piece with some live tracks. Here’s a couple of crackers – P!nk and Queen from the old days Enjoy, stay safe and keep warm Mal […]
Te Anau was a hive of activity this morning after the Armed Offenders Squad and emergency services were called to an incident involving a fleeing driver. Witnesses say that a car with three flat tyres was abandoned in the middle of State Highway 94. Police were now searching for the driver with the
Fish curers and leather tanners are off the hook. The Government is scrapping the so-called 'offensive trades' registration requirement under the 1956 Health Act, ending annual paperwork and fees for hundreds of businesses that have been jumping through a 70-year-old regulatory hoop for no good reason.
Regulation Minister
The defibrillator at Five Rivers Café had been sitting dormant — battery flat, pads expired, locked inside a building that closes at night. It's back now, and anyone can reach it.
New café owner Emily Todd discovered earlier this year that an AED had previously been donated to the
Megan Whitehead is coming for the record she used to hold.
The Southland shearer will attempt to break the women's world solo nine-hours strongwool lambs shearing record on December 18 at Grant Brothers' 'Tin House' property on Otapiri-Mandeville Road near Gore — the same property where
Sixteen-year-old Invercargill race car driver, Nieko Scoles, has claimed the 2026 Toyota Winter Series title in his first full foray into a national level motorsport series.
Scoles finished first in the Winter Series and second in the Trophy/Rookie series in an impressive campaign fought out over four rounds in
Te Anau was a hive of activity this morning after the Armed Offenders Squad and emergency services were called to an incident involving a fleeing driver. Witnesses say that a car with three flat tyres was abandoned in the middle of State Highway 94. Police were now searching for the driver with the
Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee is hearing from media companies and Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi as it discusses the impact Covid-19 is having on publishers and broadcasters. NZME announced yesterday 200 jobs will go and suspended publication of popular newspaper supplements in its lat
While hairdressers are hoping to be swamped once the lockdown lifts, smaller salons may need to consolidate to survive. New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers chair Niq James said the industry had essentially lost at least one rotation of clients, and therefore income, due to the alert l
The Ministry of Health announced one new COVID-19 case in the Southern region today, bringing the region’s total to 210. Confirmed and probable cases are combined for this and future totals, to match Ministry case reporting. 109 people in our district are now classified as recovered. The total cases
NZME is losing about 15 percent of its workforce and asking staff to take pay cuts, as its advertising income looks to have been halved. The media company, which owns the New Zealand Herald, regional papers, and radio stations including Newstalk ZB, said it was axing up to 200 jobs. “[We have] imple
The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Speaker: Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is giving the latest update on Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and the government’s response. Live update: Th
Hi there team, how’s the lock down going in your bubble? Seeing we are all together, yet socially apart we thought we’d shake the dust off the mantle piece with some live tracks. Here’s a couple of crackers – P!nk and Queen from the old days Enjoy, stay safe and keep warm Mal […]
