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Southland Boys High School pupil Allan Walter has received $5000 worth of scholarships from Massey University after winning an entrepreneurial challenge this month.   He was part of a winning group at the Young Enterprise Scheme 2016 Enterprise in Action (EIA) event at Massey University.   Photo: wh

New Zealand television/radio personality and former comedian Mike King sat down with Southland Express reporter PETRINA WRIGHT while he was in Invercargill last week to talk about his work raising awareness about mental illness.   ‘Depression and suicide prevention are so dark and so horrible…   som

The United States team is expecting fierce competition when it, along with up to thirty other teams, heads to New Zealand for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships in February. Eighteen teams are already confirmed for the event to be held in Invercargill at ILT Stadium Sou

Now is your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in the future of your city.Nominations for candidates wishing to stand in this year’s local authority elections opened on Friday 15th July. Invercargill Electoral Officer Graham Low said anyone wishing to stand as a candidate for the Inve

The hugely popular Catlins Coast Rally returns next month with the event scheduled to take place onSaturday 6 August. The event, which always draws a quality entry, is Round 4 of the Clearwater Painting Mainland Rally Championship and also part of the Eastern Southland Car Club’s Rally Championship.

A very rural visitor attraction is being welcomed by those seeking to grow the number of commissionable tourist oriented activities within the region. Tim Hana of the Lumsden Hotel and No 8 Diana Street Gift shop owner Gordon Lawrence are soon to start regular shearing demonstrations for the growing

Southland Police are looking for these guys, if you can help call the numbers below. Southland Police want to locate Tony Douglas MURRAY on a warrant to arrest. MURRAY is 34 years of age, approximately 182 cm tall and of solid build. If you have information about MURRAY’S whereabouts or can report a

After months of wondering whats going on at the vacant site between Countdown & Caltex on Tay Street, whatsoninvers.nz can confirm Big Aussie Corporate Chain PetBarn (trading in New Zealand under the Animates brand) will open a pet store on the site. whatsoninvers.nz reached out to Animates PR firm