A boil water advisory issued for Patearoa and Ranfurly residents will remain in effect until upgrades are completed in December.

A privately owned public hospital for the Central Otago-Queenstown Lakes area is not quite a done deal — but one might be forgiven for thinking so after a show of confidence from southern leaders.

Jock Davies, the young Otago man who died in a hunting accident on Stewart Island, was farewelled in Tapanui yesterday.

One fire appliance was called to a rubbish fire at back of a house in Stirrat St in Invercargill today.

Hunting wild game to feed the hungry lures Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki to the Deep South once a year.

A scavenger hunt in Gore was a smash hit at the weekend, raising more than $1500 for a support group, with organisers thrilled about the success.