Anna Logue

This weekend is stacked. Friday night, Flames on Esk lights up the city centre from 6pm with fire, flow, juggling, and magic — free for the whole family — before King Leo & Son bring their Gather You In Tour to RIFF for an incredible night of blues and soul, and Jetset

Brent Impey has been appointed chair of RNZ by Minister for Media and Communications Paul Goldsmith, who also named Paula Browning and Richard Dellabarca as new governors to the board. Impey had been serving as an RNZ governor since September 2024. Goldsmith said the appointment "provides critical continuity for

Hospice South has a new way to secure funding forever. The Southland Foundation and Hospice South have launched an endowment fund that will generate returns to support free palliative care across the region for generations. The endowment model pools donations and invests them, distributing returns over time while preserving the

A Southern Institute of Technology lecturer has taken Southland teaching methods to China, delivering a keynote on education innovation to hundreds of academics and students. SIT computing programme manager Alex Ewing presented at Hubei University of Education in Wuhan on June 3, sharing practical approaches to teacher development and course

Southland's arts scene is bigger than anyone expected. More than 90 nominations flooded in for this year's regional arts awards — a number that surprised even the organisers. Arts Murihiku now faces the pleasant problem of choosing between four to six finalists in each of nine categories.

Southland's new museum wants a café operator who can tell the region's food story. The Museum of Southland is calling for expressions of interest to run its 267-square-metre café, which will overlook Queens Park when the museum opens in 2027. Museum director Eloise Wallace said the

The Civic Theatre is turning 120. The Invercargill theatre opened on November 14, 1906, when Governor Lord Plunket and Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward cut the ribbon on what was then called the Invercargill Town Hall and Theatre. Invercargill City Council manager venues and events Ryan Sycamore said the Civic

Simon Thompson has won the top prize at the country music awards that matter. The Senior MLT NZ Gold Guitar Award went to Thompson over King's Birthday Weekend, along with $5,000 cash, a fully produced single, and a trip to the 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival in