Community

Pete Grandiek must cover 21.5km in one hour to set the Men's 95+ World Hour Record — with the UCI, Cycling New Zealand and Integrity Sport all involved.

February 14 is the date — Active Southland is planning a celebration of Dolamore Park's people, stories, activities and natural environment.

The Ready for Living Garden Drive ran tours through Gore's Main Gardens and Bannerman Park — then 38 residents, aged 65 to 90, stayed for the music and dancing.

More than 400 objects, from sketches to paintbrushes — and a connection to the museum stretching back to a one-shilling junior membership in the mid-fifties.

Five million dollars, a partner network of 10, and a place for anyone to contribute — by lifetime gift or bequest — to Southland's future.

Applications close November 6. Community groups, iwi and not-for-profits in Southland can apply for $500-$5,000 to fund one-off preparedness projects.

A couple who drove the victim home from Queens Park on 2 October could hold key information — police need to find them.

PowerNet is putting $210,000 into its St John partnership over the next three years, keeping free mental health training running across Southland and neighbouring regions while shoring up community access to defibrillators. The electricity lines company has renewed its sponsorship of St John for another three-year term. The money