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World Tour cyclist Tom Scully had a Polish chef to thank for his fifth appearance in a Grand Tour earlier this year. The 2019 Southland Sportsperson of the Year is home for his first decent New Zealand summer in three years, nabbing one of the final two-week MIQ spots in order to be back in […]

Lessons learnt as one of New Zealand’s most promising long jumpers are standing Sam Colyer in good stead as he leaps into the next phase of his life. The former SBS Bank Academy Southland athlete has been working at SBS Bank’s Invercargill branch since last November as a Service Consultant, learning

Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 08 February 2022 at 3.00 pm. Read the meeting agenda here.

Body located in Clutha River  A body was located and recovered from the Clutha River yesterday afternoon. The body was initially seen by members of the public in the river near Teviot who notified Police at about 4.30pm. While a post mortem and formal identification process is yet to be completed, i

The number of children being home schooled has increased 40 percent in the South since Covid-19 hit, as parents move to take more control of their education. The Ministry of Education has confirmed there have been significantly more applications for home education compared to 2019. Invercargill pare

With the current Orange Alert Level, customers are required to have a Vaccine Pass (except the bottle stores). As such, a high number of group bookings have been cancelled due to not all potential customers in the group having been vaccinated. In a report to the board last Thursday (January 27), chi

The Southland Sharks continue to build a strong roster ahead of the New Zealand National Basketball League, today adding rising talent Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape to its squad for 2022. Leusogi-Ape is considered one of the games rising talents after bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old at the 2019 Pacif

One person has died following a crash involving a dirt bike on Knutsford Road, Bald Hill in Southland. The crash was reported to Police just before 3.30pm. The person died at the scene.