Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that the 2026 General Election will be held on Saturday 7 November.
“Continuing the recent tradition of announcing the election date early in the year ensures New Zealanders have certainty,” Mr Luxon says.
“Kiwis can also have certainty that our Government will continue governing
The return of the Kingston Flyer and the iconic ‘Antlers Up’ featured on day four of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland as defending champion Josh Burnett climbed his way into the orange jersey.
Burnett has made the stage from Mossburn to the Remarkables, near Queenstown, his own since winning
It was a bitter-sweet day for the PowerNet team on day three of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland today.
PowerNet, with defending champion Josh Burnett on the books and a target on its back, managed to bank its first stage win of the week when Taupo’s Kiaan Watts
The tour leader’s jersey swapped from one local to another after stage two of the rescheduled 2025 SBS Bank Tour of Southland today.
Tom Sexton (iBuilt) won the bunch sprint finish in Gore after a 151km stage from Invercargill in flawless summer conditions, assuming the overall lead from fellow
ILT Group is proud to announce an additional $500,000 in funding towards the development of Te Unua Museum of Southland, bringing its total contribution to $2 million.
The additional funding was approved by the ILT Foundation board earlier last year, with board members and staff later hosted on site
Marshall Erwood was planning to sleep alongside the SBS Bank Tour of Southland's orange jersey overnight before going out to defend it on the first open road stage from Invercargill to Gore tomorrow.
The proud Southlander and member of New Zealand’s men’s track endurance squad was
Sir Tim Shadbolt was farewelled in Invercargill with a moving service filled with poetry, waiata, haka, and humour, celebrating the life of one of New Zealand’s most enduring political figures.
The funeral took place at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, 8 January, following Sir Tim’s death at age
Cormac Buchanan is returning to the Moto3 World Championship with high hopes and renewed determination as he heads into his second season with BOE Motorsports. The 18-year-old from Invercargill will race in all 22 rounds of the 2026 championship, which spans 18 countries between February and November.
Following a busy
