Arable farmers labouring under low grain returns and high fuel prices have ruled out a rescue bid for Wattie’s frozen pea and vegetable factory in Christchurch.

One person died in a crash on a rural Southland road and another was killed when a car crashed while apparently trying to evade police in Invercargill early yesterday.

A Southland man who claimed sex with an underage girl was a case of “mutual attraction” has been jailed for more than two years. 

A Swiss sailor who has been living on his yacht in Riverton for the past month will join an international flotilla sailing to Palestine.

The newly appointed principal of James Hargest College says the school is ‘‘a good fit’’ for her.

On Wednesday nights it is ‘‘dancing room only’’ for 20 perky devotees of the Zumba with Hope class.

Central Southland College’s (CSC) 2025 NCEA scholarships results make impressive reading — 13 scholarships, one outstanding scholarship from only six students.