Police Update: Both dogs that were sought after a man was attacked are now with the Council. The victim has had surgery in Southland Hospital and he is expected to recover in time. We wish him well. Once again, thank you to the public who helped this man before Police arrived. Inquiries into the att

UPDATE: 4PM This crash is now CLEAR and the stop/go has been LIFTED. SH 1 Gore to Waipahi is under stop/go traffic management between Landslip Road and Pukerau Township. Road users are advised to stop on request and expect minor delays. There were no serious injuries reported.

UpSH1 Into Invercargill from Mill Road is closed due to a car crash. Between the intersections of Rockdale Road and Mill Road South. Gerard Campbell from St John Said their were three patients requiring various attention from ambulance staff and all patients were being taken to Kew, Southland hospit

Police and Ambulance were called to a rural property in the western districts area of Southland this morning, after a 46-year-old man suffered a shotgun wound to his leg while duck shooting. The man’s injury is not life-threatening and he has been transported to Invercargill Hospital by helicopter.

Southern Steel’s unbeaten 2017 campaign scooped three more prizes for the mantelpiece on Friday evening at the 2017/2018 ILT Southland Sports Awards. The Ascot Park Hotel-sponsored team, which won 21 straight games along with the ANZ Premiership and Super Club titles last year, picked up the Team of

The second stage of the refurbishment of the Invercargill Public Library on Dee Street is starting soon. The refurbishment project began on 7 May with the Information Services area. This next stage of the project, starting 11 June, will see Information Services return to its proper home, but will re

There seems to be no stopping Challenge Wanaka athlete and benefactor Garth Barfoot who has his sights set on the full long distance triathlon event in Cairns this Sunday after a less than ideal build up. The veteran of a multitude of triathlons and three hip reconstructions used a hospital wheelcha

Southland, Otago and the alpine passes of the South Island have had snowfalls and freezing temperatures in the past 24 hours with potentially more overnight. Wet and icy road conditions are likely in many areas of the southern South Island Thursday morning.   “Drivers in places like inland Southland