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There was a great day had by all in Bluff on Sunday when the annual Bluff Santa Parade followed by the Christmas In The Bluff Gala Day at the Bluff Oyster Festival site took place. The Santa Parade, organised by Bluff Promotions, featured a wonderful array of floats, vehicles and walking groups and

Christmas has come early for a lucky Powerball player from Southland after winning $6.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The $6.3 million prize is made up of $6 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sol

With more than 4,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year across New Zealand it is easy to see why it is one of the most diagnosed cancers in the country. To support faster, effective treatment for prostate cancer patients, Bowen Icon Cancer Centre has introduced linear accelerator-based ste

Below is the open letter by Kerri Templeton to Health Minister Andrew Little, as supplied by Kerri. You are a very brave young lady to go public and make a stance. Our region needs more young people not less as you up sticks and leave, due to not being valued by this Government. Billions to […]

Sadly, the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival that was to be held on 20 May 2023 has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We are disappointed and greatly saddened that we cannot host the event. After a tumultuous two years we had hoped to hold the iconic festival and will now be looking forwa

90 Seconds+ with Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark – Streetscapes. Today we chat about street scapes and feedback from the younger people in the city.

Saturday’s significant weather event saw 20mm of rain in the Gore township in less than three hours, overwhelming the town’s ageing stormwater network. 3 Waters Asset Manager Matt Bayliss said that amount of rain equated to a one-in-five-year storm event. Currently, about 40% of the Council’s stormw

New Zealand Tall Ferns’ basketball coach Guy Molloy will lead the Southland Sharks in 2023, after the veteran Australian mentor was today announced as the Sharks’ fifth-ever Head Coach. Molloy who has coached professionally for 35 years, follows in the footsteps of his compatriot and great friend Ro