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A new community pump track was built on the corner of Oreti Rd and Dunns Rd to honour the legacy of Otatara man Derek Gostelow and his family. Mr Gostelow, a former resident, left $90,000 in his will for the Invercargill City Council to use for community projects within the Otatara area and communit

Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Invercargill City Council has passed the administration of the Invercargill Active Communities funding scheme to Active Southland. Council resolved to transfer the administration of the fund to Active Southland at a meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships committee in July. The scheme ha

Attitude and determination are key attributes that have given Michelle Findlater the skills to succeed in the business world.  The GWD Motor Group Sales and Brand Manager trained as an auto electrician in a very much male dominated industry, and proving herself amongst the guys was always going to b

A true southern icon marked an important anniversary mid December 2021. It’s 50 years ago that the Kingston Flyer started service running between Kingston and Fairlight in northern Southland. The history of the steam train goes way back further than what we know of it now. The train started its runs

Koha Kai has been busy making up Omicron Kai Support packs and delivering meals to hundreds of families isolating with Covid-19 since they first began this support, back in February,. The Ministry of Social Development – Care in the Community programme for the Covid-19 response has seen Koha Kai bec

From Monday local Community Access Media station Radio Southland will only play ‘Southland music’ when there are no scheduled programmes on air. Station Manager Darren Ludlow set the goal nearly 12 years ago when he started in his role with the station. “Currently when we don’t have a programme on-a

Government officials are confident Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will not close if aluminium prices remain high. But they warn there are risks this will add millions of tonnes to greenhouse gas emissions. Southland has been gearing up to cope with losing hundreds of jobs and lots of spending when th