Today I have asked the Minister of Agriculture to officially declare a drought and enable support for farmers in Clutha, Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says. “The situation has snuck up on farmers in Clutha and is getting worse. I have written to Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor asking him

Legendary Southland band Vision will celebrate 50 years with a special one-off reunion concert in Invercargill on Easter Sunday, 21 April. All five original members – Bob Daley, John Kennedy, Dave Kennedy, Warren “Bricky” McLew and Dave Gillies – will be there, although founding guitarist Bob Daley

Three Lotto players from Auckland and Invercargill have hit the Lotto jackpot in tonight’s live Lotto draw, each taking home $333,333 with Lotto First Division. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Botany and Weymouth Superette in Auckland and Otatara Four Square in Invercargill. Powerball was

A man has died following a single-vehicle crash on Otahuti Rd, Otahuti, earlier this evening. Police were called to the scene about 5.20pm following a report of a motorbike having gone off the road. The rider sadly died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised.

Southland Police are appealing for information after an incident in Riverton last weekend. Around 2am on Saturday 6 April, a man was walking west along Palmerston Street when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road outside Hammer Hardware. The man suffered serious injuries as a result and re

Police are in attendance at a serious crash on State Highway One (Milton Highway) near Crichton. Emergency services were called to the collision, between a car and a truck, around 2:10pm. One person has died at the scene. It is unclear at this stage if anyone else has been injured. The Serious Crash

Things are starting to warm up ahead of the the local body elections in October, with Nobby Clark, the spokesperson for the Invercargill Ratepayers Advocacy group, throwing his hat into the ring to be elected to Council. Kari Graber is the other outside to declare an interest in standing so far. Cur

Eleven people have been arrested after a series of search warrants across the Southern District. Eight warrants were executed over the last 10 days in Queenstown, Invercargill and Gore, targeting organised criminal networks and serious offending. One search warrant was executed in Queenstown, two in