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Seventeen-year-old Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie travels to the United States this week to commence his challenge for the F4 US Championship. Crosbie, a two-time New Zealand Formula Ford Champion, and fresh from a successful inaugural season in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Ocea

Breaking a tight deadlock, Avis Magic flew home with a dominant final quarter to deliver a compelling 54-45 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Rotorua on Saturday. With the scores tied at 38-all heading into the final 15 minutes, and the Steel leading, albeit by close margins for large chun

Experiencing the sweet taste of victory has left the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel hungry for more. The gutsy southerners banished a 21-game losing streak to the history books with an extra-time two-goal win in over the Robinhood Stars last weekend. Now a new challenge awaits against the Avis Magi

It’s been a sad end to April and start of May with some major names from the world of entertainment passing away. In no particular order – Bernard Hill. Bernard was a top English actor with a list of TV and movie credits as long as your arm covering many years. Many will remember Bernard […]

In the month of May 2024, the Invercargill City Centre plays host to a retail promotion called ‘Visit, Shop & Explore’.  Shoppers are encouraged to make a purchase at any of the 75 participating businesses right across the city centre, fill in an entry form, and drop it in the entry box to go in the

Invercargill City Council, along with Fulton Hogan contractors, is tomorrow (Friday) continuing preparation works for future water infrastructure improvements on Leven Street. Unfortunately, this resulted in an unexpected road closure that surprised motorists this morning. The closure, affecting the

New Zealand is currently facing a significant threat to its energy security due to a marked decrease in gas production. This year’s figures, as released by the Gas Industry Company, indicate a 12.5% drop in gas production throughout 2023, with an additional 27.8% decline in the first quarter of 2024

The upcoming final clearance auction for H&J Smith Department Store is set to be a significant event, featuring a vast array of high-quality items, as detailed by Lynzy, an auctioneer from William Todd & Co. Lynzy explains the contrast between this auction and the previous one, noting, “The last one