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A Lotto player from Tauranga will be spending up large after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was sold at Gate Pa Superette in Tauranga. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot w

The 2016/17 motor racing season begins at Teretonga Park near Invercargill this weekend. Saturday will see the opening round of the 2016 Carters Tyres South Island Endurance Series while Sunday’s programme consists of Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Saloons, Pro 7 Saloons and Sports and Racing Cars,

It may not have had the razzmatazz of a Trump of Clinton presidential campaign rally in the US but we are not in the US and the stakes here are not as considerable as running for President of the US of A None the less the campaign to wear mayoral chains of our fare city […]

SBS Bank was named Winner in the ‘Financial and Banking’ category at the 25th annual TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards held Thursday 1 September. The TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards 2016 overview state they “recognise and celebrate the skills, expertise and work of marketing professionals that deliver great busines

Motorcycle Mecca to expand into Old Players building on right. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz The team at Transport World is pleased to announce that the Classic Motorcycle Mecca development is expanding into a second building on Tay Street. The collection will now be housed within two buildings at 25-27 T

This mornings whoppa sized earthquake off the East Coast of the North Island should serve as a reminder that none of us are that far away from a big one. pic- geonet As we all know we get a few decent shakes in our neck of the woods most centred in the Fiordland region. Fortunately […]

In the last month 23 vehicles, including motorbikes and home-made trailers, have been reported stolen in the Invercargill and rural Southland area. Police believe the vehicles, which have been taken from Invercargill, Edendale, Wyndham and Wallacetown, were targeted by a group. Most of the vehicles

The lure of a life in Te Anau proved just too tempting for one young North Island couple setting up a tourist orientated business in Te Anau. Samantha and Garth Milichich, who moved to Te Anau a year ago, have established Wild Rides, a business offering mountain bike rental with families in mind. Ga