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Southland Age Group Championships: The Southland Age Group Championships were held at Winton on Sunday 27 March. The boys best Nett over the field was won by Liam Frost with a Nett 63 and Sophia Park won the girls with a Nett 64. U19 Boys Gross winner was Jan Ebbinge and Nett winner Ryan Frost. […]

Invercargill Police are seeking information about a silver/grey 1999 Subaru Impreza hatchback as part of an investigation into a burglary in Southland this morning. Police were called to a rural property in Colac Bay at around 8am, following a report of a burglary. The vehicle’s four occupants are a

YMCA South, Active Southland and Inclusive Activity Murihiku are teaming up on a two-year initiative that will have a long-term impact for Southland children and young people with disabilities.  The project has been supported by Sport New Zealand’s Disability Inclusion Fund and is designed to suppor

The body of a man, believed to be a tramper that went missing in Milford Sound on Monday, has been found. The man was located deceased and Search and Rescue specialists are now working to recover the body and return him to his family. Police would like to thank Police Search and Rescue and LandSAR p

Police are seeking information from the public following a car fire near Lorneville earlier this month. Police were called to Lorneville Dacre Road at around 3:35am on Sunday, 20 March. Earlier, staff attended a job for the same vehicle after it crashed into a ditch. The vehicle is described as bein

All of the Southland District is now in a prohibited fire season, effective as at 6am Tuesday 29 March. This means there is a total fire ban in Southland, and all permits are suspended until further notice. Southland District Manager, Julian Tohiariki says the extended dry weather conditions, curren

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s rematch with the Robinhood Stars has been postponed under the ANZ Premiership’s Covid-19 Match Postponement Policy. The Southerners were due to play the Stars in Auckland on Sunday but the home side has been forced to reschedule both of its round four games to a

Bluff community stalwart Tammi Topi has been contracted by Great South to drive forward grand visions for the Southland town of Bluff. Great South facilitated the Bluff Motupōhue 2020 Tourism Master Plan with partners Te Rūnaka o Awarua and Invercargill City Council (including the Bluff Community Bo