Police are appealing for sightings of 73-year-old Alan David Bell who has a warrant to arrest for assault matters. He is described as between 171cm and 175cm tall and of medium build. He may be the in the Southland area. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact 105 or their

Southland Housing Action Forum (SHAF) is thrilled to announce that Habitat for Humanity Invercargill is the new owner of the Kew Bowl site after their tender was accepted by the Invercargill City Council. SHAF submitted an expression of interest in January and were asked to then tender for the prope

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone prouder than Angee Shand when the NZ Men’s netball team lines up against the Silver Ferns later this month. The inclusion of a Men’s Invitational team to contest the Cadbury Netball Series provides a valuable opportunity for the players to showcase their talent a

A seminar for farmers presented by Fish IT fish hydrolysate liquid fertiliser and Terragen Biotech. Speakers Peter Norwood – Renowned Australian agronomist and speaker Peter Norwood will discuss how farmers can grow better quality food, achieve improved environmental outcomes and gain better returns

Close to 100 people attended a tribute to club member Wal Willmott at our clubrooms last Saturday afternoon. Noel Atley welcomed everyone along with Club President Rachael Beck and thanked Wal’s family – daughter Samala and son-in-law Mark – for attending and supporting the tribute. Michael Clark, B

It’s looking likely that the Government is about to shank Southern Institute of Technology and merge it into a new bureaucratic entity called New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST). Labour’s tertiary education reforms will be wider than first thought and will strip the Southern Insti

Air New Zealand has this week launched a southern inspired campaign ahead of the airline’s first ever direct scheduled jet service between Auckland and Invercargill which gets underway at the end of August. The month-long campaign ‘Find yourself speechless in Southland’ has been developed in partner

A baby was born in a car park outside Lumsden Maternity Centre last night, sparking fresh calls for better maternity services in the area. Former midwife Nicky Pealing said a midwife helped the woman alone, about 1am on a “wet and windy” night, because no backup was available. Midwives have made rep