Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says it's a breakthrough that cervical screening will be free for all eligible Invercargill and Southland women from March next year. "That means that all women aged 25 to 69 will be able to access cervical screening without paying a charge - which

Fonterra has lifted its forecast milk price for the 2026/27 season, raising the midpoint from $9.25 to $9.50 per kilogram of milk solids. The co-operative also narrowed its forecast range, moving from $8.00–$10.50 per kgMS to $8.50–$10.50 per kgMS. The revision,

A young child is in a critical condition and two teenagers have been charged after a serious injury at an Otautau address on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to the property at around 6:50pm. The child was taken to Southland Hospital, where they remain in a critical condition.

Today’s Invercargill weather is brought to you by Petsmart, on the corner of Deveron & Spey Streets — pop in for all your pet needs. Monday 21 September looks like a classic spring switch: MetService has a high of 18° and a low of 3°. Around 7:30am it was

A Southland employment programme is turning hesitant enrolments into promotions, engineering certificates and photography businesses. The Kia Tū Pathway Planning programme, developed through a partnership between Southland Regeneration, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Ministry of Social Development, has now guided almost 200 learners through its micro-credential since it

An Invercargill shopper is $62,977 richer after a Second Division Lotto ticket sold at Four Square Newfield turned up a winner in Saturday night's draw. The local result was one of four Second Division prizes from draw 2622 on Saturday September 19. The other winning tickets were

UPDATED: 7:30pm Highway now open. 5:25pm A car and freight train have collided on State Highway 1 near Invercargill. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The crash happened at about 1.20pm Friday near the intersection of East Road and Mill Road South. The

Bill Donaldson has been collecting records of Southland cricket matches since before most people were born. On Thursday he collected something else — a King's Service Medal, presented at the Civic Theatre by Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell on behalf of King Charles. Donaldson, known formally as William Alexander Donaldson