A body, believed to be that of Matthew Timothy Wallis, has tonight been recovered from the Stevenson’s Arm area of Lake Wanaka. Around 10:00pm his body was retrieved from the water by the Police National Dive Squad and Royal New Zealand Navy, along with some of the wreckage of a helicopter. “This is

Howdy folks and welcome to another blast on Mal’s Music Memory – Live In July with Little Fire Music Works. There’s plenty of exciting female performers like P!nk , Rihanna, Arianna Grande but I hope they give a nod to artists like Cher, who we featured last week and the inimitable Tina Turner for c

Police co-ordinating the search for a missing helicopter and pilot have requested the assistance of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The Police National Dive Squad has established what appears to be the wreckage of the aircraft, about 47 metres below the surface of Lake Wanaka. We have asked for the Navy

Congratulations to the Gore Bowling Club for being accepted by Bowls NZ as one of the six clubs nationwide to compete in the Bowls3Five competition that will screen live on Sky Sport for six weeks from the 23rd October. The Gore team will include two of Southland’s top men’s players in the form of S

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel emerged from the darkness to close out Super Sunday with a convincing 75-58 win over WBOP Magic in Auckland today. Play was delayed after the stadium was plunged into darkness due to a lighting fault, but it had little effect on the defending champions. In a conti

New Zealand’s growing endurance racing scene has been given a boost with the arrival of a McLaren 650S GT3 to the country. The ex-Tony Quinn car is now in the hands of SBT Motorsport owner Glenn Smith. The car will race this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon where Smith and co-driver John de Ve

A posse of southern country music stars are rounding up their talents for a special showdown at the Ascot Park Hotel in July. The Highway Men and Ladies of Country show combines the stagecraft of some of Southland’s best-known entertainers, performing songs that span genres and generations of countr

Police would like to reassure the public after an incident in Invercargill late last night. Around 10:10pm on Thursday 19 July, Acting Inspector Peter Graham said Police received a number of calls from the public reporting multiple gunshots heard in the McQuarrie Street area. Cordons were immediatel