A strong, cold southwest flow will spread over the country today. The strongest winds are likely to affect eastern parts of the lower South Island during Tuesday and early Wednesday. This Watch is for the likelihood that west to southwest gales could approach severe gale about North Otago, Dunedin,

The Court of Appeal has turned down the proposed merger between media companies NZME and Stuff. In December last year, the High Court upheld the Commerce Commission’s decision to refuse the merger. The commission had turned down the merger because of concerns about concentrating too much commercial

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker is hosting a farmer public meeting in Lumsden this Friday. Mr Walker, along with other members of National’s team, including 2012 Dairy Woman of the Year and MP for Taranaki-King Country Barbara Kuriger and Maureen Pugh, National List MP based in West Coast-Tasman w

It is cold and wet down south and motorists are reminded of the need to slow down and drive to the conditions. There have been three crashes in Invercargill this afternoon within a two hour period. The crashes occurred on Preston Street at the intersection with North Road, on Yarrow Street at the in

Last season’s Rookie of the Year Jordan Baldwin will be back for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and the 20 year old has his eyes firmly on the overall title. The former ministock, stockcar, national level kart and BMW E30 racer made the podium on his debut in the Toyota 86 Championship last se

Touch Southland’s Nick Mason & Shianna Templeton are gaining invaluable experience and expertise as they take on touch teams across Queensland and the Gold Coast as members of New Zealand Under-16 Mixed Green & Black teams respectively. The mixed tour follows on from both the Under-16 Boys & Girls t

Searchers looking for missing Balclutha man Ian Marshall have recovered his body late this afternoon. Mr Marshall’s body was found in the Clutha River by members of the Police Dive Squad and the death will be referred to the Coroner, Sergeant Jason Leadley said. While this was an outcome no-one want

Police are aware of a skiing accident at Mt Aspiring at about 1.30pm today. Two visitors to New Zealand were skiing from the top of Mt Aspiring, downhill toward the Bonar Glacier. One of the skiers got into difficulty, has fallen on the slope and was fatally injured. The other skier gave first aid t