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Rugby Southland is proud to announce the 2022 SBS Bank Southland Stags Squad to compete in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC. The 37 strong squad includes seventeen players who attended secondary school in Southland, as well as over 30 players who have come out of the local club competition. With the major

As we start heading into the local body election silly season, vote in our snap pole who you would like to see represent Invercargill as the city’s next mayor. Seven candidates have already put their hands up for the top job. Related: Huge Tension Around the Council Table Regarding Three Waters Wher

Today’s bar admission ceremony at the High Court in Invercargill was extra special for AWS Legal – with four out of the six young lawyers celebrating their admission employed by the firm. William Swan, Rebecca Scott, Bella Hiroki, and Rebecca Gooby were admitted to the bar by The Hon Justice Osborne

The new Ascot Park Racecourse Sunday Market in Invercargill starts this Sunday (31 July) at the racecourse in Racecourse Road, Invercargill. Organisers have attracted a range of stallholders with products ranging from kids clothes, wheat bags, baby items, soaps, sewing, printed mugs, Pounamu Necklac

The Invercargill ‘mayoralty fund’ may have been slipping away for Sir Tim Shadbolt, but councillors were still happy to pay for his additional expenditure at the recent LGNZ conference.  His Worship’s recent $500 overspend for a rental car and accommodation in Wellington/Palmerston North made nation

Great South’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Chami Abeysinghe to the role of Chief Executive at Great South, Southland’s regional development agency. Board Chair and interim Chief Executive, Ian Collier, said he is delighted that Mrs Abeysinghe will be leading the Grea

Animal welfare advocate Amy Greig, with support from Rachel Hucklebridge, have spent four months building up a new Southland Paws Rescue charity. Born out of a yearning to help and support vulnerable animals, Amy and Rachel along with 30 keen, experienced volunteers, endeavour to rescue and rehome e

Groundswell’s protest against Three Waters at the LGNZ annual conference in Palmerston North didn’t make news headlines last week. Mandeville-based representative Logan Evans flew to the North Island to front the protest, and was joined by Voices For Freedom members, waiting for Local Government New