Ten engineering firms in Southland are receiving Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) investment to lift productivity and create new jobs, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said today in Invercargill. Minister Jones announced over $4 million of PGF support for projects in the engineering an

Daniel Jones and Ruby Muir have made triumphant returns in difficult conditions at the 2019 Fresh Choice Kepler Challenge today. Sustained rainfall in the Fiordland region in recent weeks had forced race organisers to use an alternative route for just the third time in the Challenge’s 32-year histor

Update 9:20pm one person has died Update 8:20pm Following an earlier road closure, the road is now open to one lane under stop/go traffic management. Expect delays in the area. Police are at the scene of a vehicle crash on State Highway 6, near Athol to Lumsden, near Nokomai Road Motorists are advis

The Provincial Growth Fund is putting $3.16 million towards building two wind turbines on Rakiura / Stewart Island It is estimated Stewart Islanders pay on average three times more than mainlanders for power. Electricity is produced on the island through diesel generators which Environment Minister

SBS Bank has reaffirmed its support of community sport in Southland by becoming one of the major naming rights sponsors at the ILT Stadium Southland complex. The bank has joined two other proud Invercargill-based institutions – the ILT and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) – in signing a th

Updated: Road now open, one person has died following a crash on Old Coach Road, Kaiwera, Gore, this afternoon. Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash around 2.30pm. One person died at the scene and another person is seriously injured. Police are investigating the cause of the crash. –ends–

Police spotted a car doing a burnout at the intersection of Kelvin Street and Herbert Streets at around midnight. The car was signalled to pull over but it failed to do so. A police media spokesperson said, It looks like Police initially pursued the car but potentially lost sight of it. A few minute

A message from Gerry Forde, Leader of Spirit Army, This Christmas we’ve seen three family breakups, a beating and a suicide attempt. Christmas is a time of mental exhaustion for struggling families, every problem is 10 times worse, they are under the pump.” Gerry Forde, leader of Spirit Army Everyon