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The Tuapeka Harness Racing Club bring their annual Cup Day race meeting back to Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Sunday, 22 October. This is the third year the club has raced in Invercargill and the meeting has proved very popular with good crowds attending to enjoy a mix of great racing alli

Murihiku Southland’s environmental champions were celebrated yesterday at the 27th Environment Southland Community Awards in Invercargill. Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell said we are delighted to acknowledge and celebrate the positive work that’s going on in our communities across the r

A man reported missing this morning has been located safe and uninjured, after failing to reconnect with his two tramping companions in northern Southland last night. The man had set out for a solo walk between Upper Windley and Lower Windley huts yesterday, with the intention of meeting up with his

Boat enthusiasts eager to venture into the waters will soon benefit from a new boat ramp being constructed at the Bluff wharf. This week, the marine contracting firm Sub Aqua Solutions began underwater installations, setting up the foundational piles that will support the upcoming ramp and pontoons.

National MP Penny Simmonds can literally sit on the right side of the room in Parliament, after a landslide win for the Invercargill electorate at the weekend. Moving off the Opposition bench to now be with the rest of the National Government, she beat Labour MP Liz Craig by 9000 votes on Saturday n

It’s that time of year again when organisers of the iconic Southland Santa Parade are starting to get busy with plans for the big annual event. This year the route of the parade will change again slightly, because of tougher restrictions from Waka Kotahi regarding transport management. Event manager

One of Southland’s oldest schools is about to mark it’s 150th Jubilee. Middle School in central Invercargill will celebrate the milestone on Labour Weekend, Current principal Sarah Read says Middle School opened on January 27th  1873 on the site that it currently occupies. She say’s it’s the oldest

South Port New Zealand Ltd has reported a record normalised profit for the year ended 30 June 2023, despite some headwinds facing the primary sector. This result has been backed by a diverse range of cargoes being handled through the Port. South Port’s FY23 reported after-tax profit of $11.71 millio