Another massive season of motor racing looms at Teretonga Park in Invercargill between October and March with several exciting weekends of motor racing scheduled for the country's oldest motor racing circuit. Southerners will see a range of motorsport including top class international motor racing stars, the best of

Sean Withy will captain the SBS Bank Southland Stags when they face Canterbury in Christchurch this Saturday, with Denzel Samoa named on the bench in a potential provincial debut. Kick-off at One New Zealand Stadium is 5.05pm on Saturday September 26. Withy starts at blindside flanker in a settled-looking

The young child injured in an incident in Otautau, Southland, on Sunday 20 September has now sadly died. Emergency services were called to an address around 6:50pm on Sunday, and the child was transported to hospital in critical condition. They were later flown to Starship Hospital in Auckland; however,

Invercargill is getting its first Highland Games this October, and entry is free. The Southern Highland Showdown lands at Ascot Park Hotel on Saturday October 10, bringing a full day of Scottish competition, music and culture to the city. It's a new event, and the organisers are already

A delegation from China's Hubei province flew into Balclutha Airport in July and came away calling it one of the best flights of their lives. The visit — a charter run by Queenstown operator Air Milford — has drawn fresh attention to what a small regional airfield can do for

A bid to force a review of Datagrid NZ Partnership Limited's water permit has failed. Environment Southland has rejected a request by the Southland Sustainable Resource Coalition to review the datacentre company's consent for water take and use, ruling the application does not meet the required

Four candidates have been named to contest two seats on the Fonterra Board of Directors, with voting opening next month. Incumbent director Cathy Quinn is seeking re-election alongside three new contenders — Jessie Chan, Mark Cox and Peter Moynihan — all announced Monday as independently assessed candidates for the 2026 election. Quinn

Police can now name the woman who died following a crash in Invercargill on 18 September. She was 52-year-old Jacqueline Mary Jones, from North Taieri. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time. Police's enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.