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Work in developing a housing project at Invercargill’s Ascot Park Racecourse is getting closer to a start. Southland racing Club President Sean Bellew says first part of transformation of the front car park area in to a housing development is about to get underway. Bellew says the Racing Club is app

The family of Luka Pascoe is overwhelmed at the amount of support received from businesses for this Saturday’s fundraising auction and quiz night. Luka (18 months) has been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma cancer and is currently in Christchurch undergoing treatment for the next 14 months. The fundraise

An exceptionally successful Handbags and Gladrags fundraiser for CanInspire Charitable Trust was run last Saturday night. 48 people dressed up in their best to attend the mystery handbag auction at Industry, raising over $4000 for the charity. Southland CanBead Tutor and key organiser for the event,

Despite being just 15, Levi Stout has turned winning disc golf tournaments into a habit, but it didn’t start out that way. Levi first started playing disc golf when his mother bought a couple of cheap frisbees for him and his brother from Mitre 10 so they could have a throw around at the course […]

Gore Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to an incident at the BP Railway Esplanade on 4 June. During the incident, the man is alleged to have presented a taser at another man, following an altercation between the two. The 27-year-old Gore man was arrested yesterday and has been charg

Opportunities await Southland racing driver Jordan Michels in Australia after a successful Supercar test across the Tasman recently. Michels made a quick trip across the ditch for a Supercar test with the Erebus Academy at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, mid-April. He tested along with several oth

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) advises that it will allocate up to $50m to an on-market share buyback programme commencing 30 June 2022. Chairman Peter McBride says that in making this decision, Fonterra has looked at prevailing prices in the Fonterra Shareholders Market (FSM) alongs

Two years ago Groundswell NZ first appeared in our communities with their tractors, and now they are travelling around the country with another bee in their bonnet – Three Waters.  There was a strong turnout of 200 people in Alexandra on Monday night, and Tuesday they headed to Wanaka, before moving