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Drugs seized by police included MDMA (Ecstasy), ketamine, LSD, cocaine and cannabis. PHOTO: NZ POLICE Four people have been arrested and police have seized a "significant amount" of  illicit drugs in joint operations by West Coast and Canterbury police.

Southland entertainer Lachie Hayes. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Top Southland entertainer Lachie Hayes is the latest performer to be confirmed for the 2024 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival on Saturday, May 25.

Rob Scott "Three Waters", "Affordable Waters", "Local Water Done Well". Three different titles for one issue, a debacle that over the past five years has caused a nationwide stir and continues to raise heckles.

Signing a memorandum of understanding at Tūmanako Oranga Wellness Centre in Invercargill on Monday are (from left) Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust Hiwa-i-te-rangi service manager Rhoda Hei Hei, chief executive Tracey Wright-Tawha and New Zealand Police Southland Area Commander Inspector Mike Bowman. Representatives from Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust, the New Zealand Police and Te Whatu Ora signed a memorandum of understanding to celebrate their connection for the wellbeing of those in the community.

Aotearoa New Zealand needs compassionate and energetic team players to become career firefighters, Fire and Emergency New Zealand deputy national commander Steph Rotarangi says.

Dave McKissock After decades of running a popular career event, Dave McKissock of Southern Directionz is retiring, and future events will now be delivered by Great South.

Kris Benipayo (left) and Julie Jack with new ticketless car parking machines at Invercargill Airport this week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Invercargill Airport has introduced a ticketless carparking system designed to make parking a quick, simple and more efficient process.

Shannon Saunders at a recent game against the Stars in Invercargill. The 33-year-old's season is over due to a knee injury. PHOTO: MICHAEL BRADLEY Southern Steel midcourter Shannon Saunders has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

The state of emergency in New Caledonia presents a considerable challenge for New Zealand’s foreign policy efforts in the Pacific, Prof Robert Patman says.

The multimillion-dollar repurposing of one of Christchurch's last great industrial buildings has reached a significant milestone.

Christchurch senior citizens are getting their groove on to help them stay fit and social.

Coopers Creek is a remote village in Invercargill, located 15km from the city.  Photo: Matthew Rosenberg/LDR The future of homeowners living under unique conditions at an Invercargill reserve hangs in the balance.

On ODT Rugby Chat this week, PD talks to two of the in-form players in club rugby: the block-busting No 8 from Southern Konrad Toleafoa and 6ft 8in giant from the Sharks Josh Tengblad.

Dan Gordon. Photo: Supplied Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is calling for the government to apply the brakes on the Fast-track Approvals Bill.

Tai Webster will return to the US for the birth of his child. File photo: Peter McIntosh Star guard Tai Webster may play his last game for the Otago Nuggets tonight.

American actor Charlyne Yi plays Judy in the series. Photo: Getty Images Allegations of physical assault and coercion have emerged from the set of Kiwi director Taika Waititi's Apple+ series Time Bandits.

A 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a woman to death in Melbourne's inner west will no longer face a murder charge.

Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared while camping in Victoria's High Country in 2020. Supplied: Victoria Police Carol Clay's daughter became concerned her mother's affair with Russell Hill would be made public when police approached her about telling media they had gone missing together, a jury has been told.

Thailand is one of five countries that have been able to nurse this species of baby turtle up to their first year. Photo: Reuters Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.

Medical personnel carry Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico to hospital after being transported in a helicopter. Photo: JOJ TV/Handout via REUTERS Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.