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Honours list, with links to more information about the recipients. New Year Honours List 2023 The New Zealand Order of Merit The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Ord

After several years of travelling elsewhere to sail, Southland Trailer Yacht Squadron life member Colin McDonald is looking forward to sailing in Bluff Harbour once again. The current boat ramp at Bluff, which was once all-weather, all-tide, has deteriorated and is no longer suitable for him to laun

Invercargill Police will proceed with a homicide investigation after a woman, who was seriously assaulted earlier this month, died overnight in Christchurch Hospital. Police were called to an address in Mavora Crescent on 10 December after a report of an assault and the victim was located with criti

Police can confirm a man has died following a single-vehicle road crash in Southland. Three people were taken to Southland Hospital after the crash on the Edendale-Woodlands Highway at 7.20pm on Monday. One man died this morning. Our thoughts and sympathy are with the man’s friends and family at thi

History was made when the Invercargill Harness Racing Club hosted the first ever Group 1 race in the region, the Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup, on Saturday. Krug was the winner of the historic Cup race, winning by more than 4 lengths over a quality field. Southlanders had a good day with several

Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist and the author of several best-selling books, among them “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,” and “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.”

“Workplace incident, Tuturau, Southland About 1.30pm today, Southland Police were alerted to an incident involving a tractor at a rural workplace, on Wyndham Rd, Tuturau. Sadly, a man was found deceased. WorkSafe has been advised and the man’s death will be referred to the Coroner.

One of the biggest meetings of the season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill, the annual Classic SpeedFest in February, returns next year with a new sponsor. The Star Insure Classic SpeedFest 2023 will be held at the circuit from 17-19 February with another sensational line up of classic racing machi