Invercargill

A woman who owes $124,000, which she was ordered to repay in 2005, will reappear in the Invercargill District Court next week.

He's tripped the light fantastic on Dancing With the Stars, appeared on the big screen alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins and now Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has a new venture on the horizon - he plans to be an escort.

Invercargill police are seeking witnesses to an attack on a youth in the city on Friday.

Five offenders serving a community service sentence were taken to hospital yesterday, following an unknown chemical spill at an Invercargill marae.