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Highlanders Flanker Sean Withy, of Dipton, Southland, has signed a three year contract with Rugby Southland and the SBS Bank Southland Stags. Withy , a flanker, currently has a full contract with the Highlanders and has played New Zealand age grade rugby. He was captain of the Southland Boys High Sc

A temporary partial closure of Spey Street, located between Dee and Leven streets, due to safety concerns is now open. This follows reports of unsecured roofing iron and loose materials from old Briscoes building, that was fire damaged back in September posing risks in the current high winds Inverca

An online competition brought a young Southland motorsport fan a wonderful opportunity to get a look behind the scenes at the recent motor race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. Evolution Motorsport ran the competition on their social pages, inviting people to follow them and say why they w

Southland marching teams displayed their hard work, dedication, passion and comradery, skill, creativity and fun at the 2023 South Island Marching Championships, hosted by Marching Southland at ILT Stadium Southland last weekend. The event attracted 28 teams from all over the South Island, who compe

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The Invercargill City Council made the decision to close a part of Queens Park at the Feldwick gates entrance, around lunchtime today (Wednesday). This closure was a safety measure due to strong winds that left a tree in a precarious state, threatening to fall. The trees will be removed once the str

The Government is amending speed limit rules as part of its commitment to stop blanket speed limit reductions, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Speed limits have been reduced using a blanket approach across many parts of the country under the previous government’s Land Transport Rule, ignoring

When it comes to speeding our road policing officers have heard it all, literally. From stuck jandals to stressed out dogs, lead foot motorists have tried just about every excuse in the book to get out of a speeding fine Summer’s here, and as part of our continued effort to remind drivers there is n