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Invercargill Police have today arrested two people in relation to injuries sustained by a five-week-old baby in October 2018. A 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman will appear in Invercargill District Court this afternoon. As the matter is now before the Court, police are unable to provide any f

There was a good crowd on course for the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s Cup Day meeting on Saturday. The feature race, the Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup for a stake of $32,000 over 3200 metres, was won by the Mark Purdon/Natalie Rasmussen trained Funatthebeach in an impressive run in the win

Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks has offered his deepest sympathy to the family of the child who drowned last night in the Gore oxidation ponds. “This is an absolute tragedy and will be felt by many in our small, close knit community.” Chief executive Stephen Parry said the Council has instigated an

“POLICE UPDATE: Gore sudden death” Police can confirm that the child who died suddenly in Gore overnight was a 3-year-old boy. -//- Police continue to make inquiries into the death on behalf of the Coroner and are not in a position to make any further comment on the circumstances of the death. Gore

World class brown trout fly fishing, vintage aircraft and Hokonui Moonshine are all celebrated by events in the new ‘On the Fly Summer Festival’ in Gore. The festival includes many of the District’s existing events starting with the Gore A&P Show this Saturday, the Hokonui Moonshine Festival on Satu

Rugby Southland is pleased to announce first five-eight Marty McKenzie will be joining the Southland Stags franchise for the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup Season, kicking off in August. Marty, who is currently contracted to the Chiefs super rugby side, has a history in Southland, having been born and raised in

Preparations for the iconic Burt Munro Challenge have received an eagerly anticipated boost with the safe arrival of the ‘Spirit of Munro’ Indian Scout. Last week the Southland Motorcycle Club welcomed the Indian Scout to Southland where it is set to play a role in the 13th Burt Munro Challenge bein

Today Invercargill can boast one of the tallest street art murals in New Zealand. Internationally acclaimed artist Danny (Deow) Owen is the creative behind the 33m high masterpiece, with the Invercargill Licensing Trust initially providing the blank canvas on the south wall of the Kelvin Hotel. Retu