Robyn Broughton, the figurehead of southern netball has passed away. Broughton, one of this country’s most formidable and highly successful netball coach’s lead the Southern Sting to a string of first place and runner up titles over several years in the Coco-Cola Netball league then National Bank le
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) has announced an exciting development for basketball enthusiasts as the 3×3 Men’s and Women’s national teams gear up for a momentous occasion this October. The teams will face off against their Australian counterparts in a brand-new Trans-Tasman series hosted on New Zea
Community Trust South today announced the financial results for the year ending 31 March 2023. It has been a challenging time as both national and global economies continue to respond to Covid-19 impacts and the Russia/Ukraine War. This has impacted on the Trust investment return for 2023 which is -
It was our clubs privilege to have Lindsay Hazely QSM, as our guest speaker at our meeting of 31 October and an absolute pleasure to recognise his 52 years of service as a specialist in the field of Herpetology with a Paul Harris Fellowship*. Lindsay outlined his involvement in the development of th
In a first for Southland, winners of the 2023 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards strutted the catwalk at NZ Fashion Week 2023. About 150 people including several Southlanders attended a runway show, at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre on Saturday, and Hokonui Awards Convenor Jacqui McKinney said it was f
To be known as the Mataura Health and Social Services Hub, the building will be transformed into a one-stop health and social service hub. An office block and substantial parcel of land in Mataura owned by Alliance Group will become home to a new community medical hub. Alliance Group has sold the 2,
Wellington has Te Papa and Invercargill will soon have Te Unua – Museum of Southland. And even Mayor Nobby Clark agrees with having the Maori name first, telling councillors at a meeting today that he hoped it all just become one name anyway. Related: Invercargill Museum Receives $500,000 Boost from
Fifteen years of keeping Southland and West Otago people warm was celebrated on Friday, (24 August) by the Southland Warm Homes Trust (SWHT). The SWHT, in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and has completed over 9,000 home insulation retrofits and contributed t
