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“Resolution to Queenstown Airport bomb scare” Queenstown Police have now identified and spoken to the person responsible for the threatening note found on board Qantas Flight QF121 from Sydney, which landed at Queenstown Airport on Sunday 24 July 2016. The note had been located during a routine turn

Southland stars and experienced dancers are set to rock this October as the hugely successful fundraiser “Rocking with the Stars” is back! Ronald McDonald Family Room, Southland Hospital are the chosen charity at this year’s Rocking with the Stars to be held on Saturday 29 th October at ILT Stadium

Invercargill driver Vaughan Edie won the 2016 Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday in slippery conditions. Edie and co-driver Tony Johnston, the twentieth seeds, took their Mitsubishi EVO 8 into the lead after competitors’ encountered snow. They emerged from the second stage with a lead of almost a minut

Five Southland marine locations identified as having aquaculture potential are undergoing research and evaluation as part of a collaborative regional development project. The Southland Regional Development Strategy (SoRDS) programme has promoted undertaking preliminary research at these locations to

Southland Sports Car Club officials are delighted that New Zealand’s premier motor racing categories will return to Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 21/22 January 2017. Only two South Island circuits receive rounds each year and with four circuits in the south it is a boost that th

Continual flooding has resulted in two sections of gravel track stemming from Sandy Point Road (one located south of Whalers Bay and the other at the south end of Sandy Point Road) to be closed to vehicles until further notice. Photo: panoramio.com The tracks are situated close to the New River Estu

The Catlins Coast Community Tourism Strategy 2016-26 is now a living document with the recent approval of all stakeholders. The new document follows on from the original strategy implemented in 2004. During the past ten years, the community has successfully implemented 80 of the 91 recommendations i

The entry of 2015 New Zealand Rally Champion, Ben Hunt, into the Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 6 August is a huge coup for rally organisers. Catlins rally. Photo: Euan Cameron Originally from Nelson, but now living in Auckland, Hunt has been one of this country’s leading rally drivers for many yea