Southern DHB is phoning patients to reschedule appointments now that the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has withdrawn its strike notice for Thursday 05 July. “The majority of appointments and elective surgeries that we postponed last week have now been rescheduled.  We expect to make contact with a

Hi team and welcome to a new month. This month on Mal’s Music Memory with Little Fire Music Works we are branching out a bit and going live…Live in July! The tracks we select will be absolute crackers recorded live. The best tracks performed by the best acts. Is there a better way to start […]

Over the weekend the South Island Secondary Schools Champs were hosted at Squash City. Well done to everyone involved on some very high quality squash. Huge congrats to all of the winners. Results: Boys’ B winners – St Andrew’s College Girls’ A 3rd place – Southland Girls’ High School Girls’ A runne

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is in full support of the exciting inner-city redevelopment plans unveiled by HWCP Chairman Scott O’Donnell recently. President Neil McAra says “this project was identified as a key priority in the Southland Regional Development Strategy (SoRDS) Action Plan which re

Update: NZTA advise the road is cleared and now open. Police are on the scene of a fatal crash in Southland. The collision, between a car and a truck, occurred on State Highway 96, Browns to Hedgehope and Springhills  intersection shortly after 7pm. One person died at the scene, another sustained mi

The man who was shot in Invercargill is out of surgery and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Police are in the initial stages of their inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Kelvin Street yesterday morning. The offender has not yet been located. Part of the Police inquir

A Powerball player from Wanaka has millions of reasons to celebrate tonight after winning $12.1 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Wanaka New World. The total prize is made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $166,667 fr

Police have located a firearm following an incident in Invercargill this morning. About 9am, a man walking on Kelvin St received gunshot wounds to his lower leg. He was transported to Invercargill Hospital where he underwent surgery and is now in a stable condition. The relationship between the vict