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Southland Football has officially begun work on its new all-weather turf, marking a major milestone for the sport in the southern region. The project follows years of careful planning, funding applications, and a determined community fundraising campaign known as Pitch in Southland. Through a mix of grants, sponsorships, and public

The Southland BMX club will be hosting its Mainland South event this coming weekend, with more than 100 young riders coming to Invercargill to compete. The club hosted the 2025 BMX New Zealand National Championships last year and now has one of the premium tracks in the country. Club president

Invercargill City Council’s latest consultant’s have suggested that the 1990’s plans of making Esk & Don streets one way were mistakes and killed our city centre. Today we take a look back at some of the designs produced by the then 1990’s consultants, that never quite

Southern Institute of Technology and Ocean Beach Aquaculture Hub have formalised a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening aquaculture innovation and regional capability building across Southland. The agreement highlights the growing importance of aquaculture to the regional economy and places SIT at the centre of developing the skills, knowledge and

Student orientation celebrations are well underway in Invercargill at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT).  This year, SIT is celebrating 25 years since the Zero Fees Scheme was first launched. And it was fitting that the new Chief Executive, Bharat Guha, was the chief financial officer for SIT back in

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of Scott James Southwood, who has a warrant to arrest and wanted by Police. It is believed he may have links in the Invercargill, Greymouth and Nelson areas. If you see Southwood please do not approach him, and instead call Police on

The Gore Harness Racing Club celebrate 125 years this weekend with a special function on Saturday evening (14 Feb) while on Sunday (15th) the public are invited to come along to this significant milestone race meeting and celebrate 125 years of trotting. Adding to the significance of the occasion is

The Bluff Garden Show is on again this weekend, the 14th/15th February, at the Senior Citizens Centre, Cnr Onslow & Barrow Street’s in Bluff. The show will be open to the public on Saturday from 10.00am until 4.00pm and then on Sunday from 10.00am until