The body of a man has tonight been recovered from Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. Formal identification of the body is still to be completed but Police believe it is that of 46-year-old Matthew Charles Duncan, of Bluff. Mr Duncan went missing from a cabin boat, Sundance 2, on Lake Wakatipu on Sunday 30 J

Isobel Pearson has been honoured with a Southland District Council/Otautau Community Board award in recognition of her 41 years of excellent service to her community. As caretaker/cleaner of Otautau’s public facilities over four decades she set and maintained a very high standard, which made a lasti

An emphatic 37-19 start by the Southland Sharks has propelled the reigning Sal’s NBL champions to a strong 103-88 win over the traveling Southern Huskies. Jarrad Weeks led the charge with 16pts in the opening quarter, including four treys, while Alex Pledger, Hyrum Harris and Todd Blanchfield all sa

This week has signalled the start of an exciting new chapter in our region’s development with Great South established to lead Southland into the future. In 2015 it was identified that in order to encourage Southland’s future prosperity a renewed focus was needed to grow Southland’s culture and lifes

Police are seeking information from members of the public who witnessed a man’s erratic driving in the Invercargill city centre earlier today. At approximately 12pm today, Friday 5 July, Police were alerted to a man, who was wanted to arrest, driving a Gold Ford Falcon registration BWR478 erraticall

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is proud to announce the inaugural celebration of the Maori New Year, Matariki, at its campus in Invercargill. This will be held as a component of the Re-O Week activities that have been planned for new and returning students in July. The event will be host

Something delicious is coming to Bill Richardson Transport World – and it’s the result of a collaboration with a group dedicated to giving Southland men a purpose. Bill Richardson Transport World will open its newest exhibit, a custom-built Chocolate Room featuring memorabilia from the Cadbury’s fac

Growth in all areas of the business, significant financial improvement and continued gains in procurement has Southland meat processor and marketer Blue Sky Meats running at a strong pace. The company will soon release its Annual Report 2019 and is pleased to announce it has delivered its best resul