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Christmas is upon us and The Thieves Alley Christmas Market in Bluff this Saturday may well be the perfect place to pick up those unique Christmas gifts. The market takes place on Saturday (3 December) between 10am and 2pm in the alley next to The Eagle Pub & Hotel at 134 Gore Street, a unique […]

Teretonga Park in Invercargill celebrated 65 years of motorsport action on Sunday 6th November with a club day at the circuit with a Standing ¼ and Flying Laps in the morning before a bbq lunch and then a race meeting in the afternoon with the Noel McIntyre Drainage Club Saloons on track. The mornin

Tickets are on sale for a big weekend of motor racing at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on 3/4 December. A mighty line up of classes presented by Downer will see the OSCA Super Saloons, Historic & Classic Saloons Pre 78, South Island Formula 1600’s, Historic Formula Fords, Pro 7/8 Saloons, NZ Six Sa

Christmas will officially arrive in Bluff on Sunday 11 December when the annual Bluff Santa Parade and Christmas In The Bluff Gala Day take place. The activities commence with the Santa Parade, organised by Bluff Promotions. The parade will start at the top end of Gore Street (SH1) at 1pm, making it

It will be a big one. The Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s Cup Day takes place on Saturday 17 December and will feature the Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup, a Group 1 race with a stake of $100,000, the first time a Group 1 race has ever been held in Southland. Backing up the Cup will […]

Southland Sports Car Club Patron and Life Member, Barry Keen, won a race at the very first race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on 30 November 1957. On Sunday he was back at the wheel of Jordan Michels Ford Focus V8 as the club celebrated 65 years of motorsport at the circuit. Keen had […]

Sixty-nine year old retired Army Major, Tony F Williams, is due to arrive at Stirling Point in Bluff at approximately 2.30pm today (Tuesday 15 November) having walked from Cape Reinga, a journey that commenced on 27 August. Tony has walked the length of the country to raise money for Doctors Without

A cool breeze did not deter around 35 people who attended the Bluff History Group’s Greenpoint Cemetery Tour on Sunday. That number included one lady who had travelled from Timaru for the event. The tour, part of N.Z. Cemeteries Week, commenced at the Lost at Sea memorial, an area created by the Blu