Eleven lucky Lotto players will be celebrating after each winning $26,312 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold across the country, including one purchased in Invercargill at Pak N Save Invercargill. It has also been a lucky week for Invercargill Lotto

One door closes and another stays open is the case for Young Reflections owner Joy Brown. Having to close her Dunedin store in the Centre City Mall after eight years was a difficult decision, but they just weren’t meeting the sales targets to justify staying open. Staff were informed

All nine Southland Rotary Clubs are part of the growing regional support  alongside the  PlaceMakers Southern Scooter Challenge,  fundraiser for The Grace Street Project.    The Southern Scooter Challenge will see around 200 riders and their support crews travel the 194‑kilometre route from Teretonga Raceway to Te Anau on Saturday

Six Southern Institute of Technology Bachelor of Nursing students ended 2025 with welcome news after becoming the first SIT students selected for the Southern Cross Nursing Scholarship Programme. The scholarships are part of a new partnership between the SIT School of Nursing and Southern Cross Health Trust. The collaboration began

As we celebrate Southland Heritage Month, we’re traveling forward to the past—straight to 1 January 2000. The turn of the millennium was a time of anticipation, and we’re bringing back a glimpse of life in Southland as it was then. In today’s feature, you’ll find

An Invercargill technology company has gained international recognition after receiving a major industry award at a regional partner event in Australia. Focus Technology Group (NZ) Limited was named Approved Partner of the Year at the Eaton Partner Awards held in Sydney on 5 March 2026. The award celebrates outstanding partners

Drivers across Southland are being advised to expect delays next week as several state highway maintenance and renewal projects continue across the region. Highways South has released its latest weekly update outlining planned work on state highways, with several sites currently active and more scheduled in the coming weeks. A

Rugby Park in Invercargill is seeing a different style of football this month as the well-known rugby union venue hosts Southland Rugby League summer competitions for the first time. More than 30 teams have joined the six-week junior and youth rugby league competition, which began in February. The event brings