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Southland is hosting the South Island's biggest Kī-o-Rahi tournament this weekend — and for the first time, it is not in Christchurch. The South Island Kī-o-Rahi tournament lands at Bain Park in Invercargill today and tomorrow, September 25 and 26, drawing teams from across the South Island in what

It's a big one, Invercargill! Waxy's goes all out for Sir Arthur Guinness Day on Saturday with pint pouring comps, trivia, Irish outfit prizes and All Night Long from 9:30pm, while the Stags take on Canterbury at 5:05pm with the game on screens right

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,

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

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says it's a breakthrough that cervical screening will be free for all eligible Invercargill and Southland women from March next year. "That means that all women aged 25 to 69 will be able to access cervical screening without paying a charge - which