Gore’s District Council could be fined $1.5 million after a three-year-old drowned in a wastewater treatment pond last year. The council has been charged in connection with the death of three-year-old Lachlan Jones, who drowned in a wastewater treatment pond in January last year. Lachlan could not b

A new funding and support collective has been launched in Southland and Otago, creating a network for startups and investors to converge. Mainland Angel Investors (MAI) an angel investment network founded by Startup Dunedin, COIN South and Startup Queenstown Lakes, officially launched on Wednesday e

Young Southland racing driver Jordan Michels will line up as part of a star studded grid at the Australian Grand Prix meeting at Albert Park in Melbourne this weekend. Michels will drive a S5000 car in one of the support races at the event. The cars are Australia’s fastest race cars based around the

More than a month on from Southland’s floods Emergency Management Southland (EMS) is continuing with Recovery efforts – with advice and support still widely available. Recovery Manager Ken Swinney said EMS recovery coordinators have been active in flood affected areas. In Fiordland, Community Board

A Southland man who stole two police-issued pistols and a patrol car, triggering a manhunt, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Rammed police car and stole two Glock pistols – sentenced to more than 3 years in jail, $2000 in reparation. Hori Gemmell was arrested in Te Tipua, near

Community feedback on four options to reduce the impact vehicles have on juvenile toheroa at Oreti Beach closed with 747 survey forms completed. Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell said, “Getting such a large number of opinions and suggestions gives the councillors a really good steer for t

A Southland man who stole two police-issued pistols and a patrol car will be sentenced today. Hori Gemmell was arrested in Te Tipua, near Gore, in August last year after a 36-hour manhunt. The police were already looking for Gemmell when he drove past a patrol car shortly before midnight on 14 Augus

Two riders from both ends of the spectrum picked up their fourth gold medals on the penultimate day of the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships in Invercargill. Multiple Masters world champion Erin Criglington from Southland picked up her fourth medal and third gold of the championships, w