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Happy but not satisfied. That’s a pretty fair summation of Southland Sharks Head Coach Guy Molloy’s thoughts after Friday night’s opening round win over the Property Brokers Jets from Manawatu at ILT Stadium Southland. The Southland Shark faithful turned up in numbers to watch their side for the fir

A serious crash on Mokoreta Tahakopa Road in Southland has left one person with critical injuries and another with serious injuries. The crash, involving a single vehicle, occurred at around 6:35 am this morning. The police were immediately alerted and emergency services have rushed to the scene. Th

An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o

Things aren’t exactly going to plan on the scoreboard for the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel but head coach Reinga Bloxham wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. “I always say it’s such a privilege to be in this role and it truly is. I don’t think there is any place I would rather be right […]

In a recent poll conducted by What’s On Invers, Invercargill ratepayers have shown a clear preference for the status quo when it comes to the voting age and electoral system. The poll, which had two questions, asked if the voting age should be lowered to 16 from 18 years and whether the current FPP

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today revised its 2022/23 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from NZ$8.20 – $8.80 per kgMS to NZ$8.00 – $8.60 per kgMS. This reduces the midpoint of the range by 20 cents from $8.50 to $8.30 per kgMS. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says the change reflects short-te

Southland rider Tom Sexton heads to his European cycling base buoyed with a bunch of podium performances on the track and road as he begins his journey to next year’s Paris Olympics. Sexton will join up with his Bolton Equities Black Spoke road team, bringing with him a bunch of medals for New Zeala

A new construction trades training scholarship for Māori and Pasifika students from SIT – Business Division of Te Pūkenga, will see them help to build the new Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon Education Centre this year. The Ngā Puna Wai Programme was developed during 2022 in conjunction with Awarua Rūna