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It was as great weekend of racing both on and off road, with Cycling Southland’s winter road race season kicking off on Saturday, followed by the third round of the Southland MTB Club’s winter cross country series on Sunday. Saturday saw just over 50 racers gather in near perfect conditions for the

Invercargill Police are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged a vacant house early this morning. Emergency services were called to the Morrell Street property just before 3.30am after being notified by a passer-by. The house was well ablaze when Fire and Emergency NZ staff arrived and it was

Did you know the Famous Umbrella and Sun Dial have been relocated to Doon Street Reserve. Keep a look out for more Mike & About

Update: 8.30pm – SH1 between Liffey and Slaney streets will remain closed overnight, with an assessment to be completed in the morning – road closure may continue tomorrow. Another update to come at 8.30am. Detour:  via Liffey/Barrow/Slaney streets Gore St/SH1 in Bluff (between Liffey and Slaney str

A record field will line up for the fi innovations Southland Open squash tournament this week. The open, which also doubles as the South Island individual championships, will be staged across two venues at ILT Stadium Southland and Squash City on Friday and Saturday and will feature nearly 130 entri

Hi there team. Here we are in the thick of winter and our friends in the US of A in high summer. What better time to mark cutting the ties with the monarchy of Britain and going out alone as it were. Independence Day – Fourth of July. Btw – if you’re in the USA […]

A kauri tree, reputedly rescued from the Gore dump nearly four decades ago, was carefully relocated from its urban environment to Dolamore Park this week. Gore District Council staff and contractors removed the 40-year-old tree from a vacant section in Broughton Street using an excavator. The sectio

Police have apprehended a 31-year-old man who was found to be driving while over five times the legal breath alcohol limit. A member of the public reported concerns about the man’s manner of driving in Winton this morning, which included near misses with oncoming traffic. When stopped by Police and