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Sunday is the day when one of Southland’s most historic towns, Bluff, will play their part in Southland Heritage Month. It is entirely appropriate that Bluff is a part of the month as the nation’s oldest permanently settled European township. Having been established in 1824 the town is rapidly appro

Invercargill City Councillor Karen Arnold is calling on the Community Trust of Southland to reconsider its decision not to write off a $400,000 debt owed by the Southland Outdoor Stadium Trust. “Last week Community Trust chairwoman Trish Boyle was quoted in the media, saying it wasn’t an option for

Nominations are out for the 2015 Southland Music Awards Full List >>HERE>>>

Here are the two recipes featured during the cooking demo by Richard Till at The Southern Wild Food Festival on Saturday Mussel Fritters Time: 30 mins Makes: 16 fritters Ingredients 2 cups chopped raw mussels 1 carrot finely grated 2 red chillies, chopped Handful fresh coriander, chopped 1 clove gar

Sunday morning Cambridge Place Arcade was home to a photo shoot for the 2015 Summer Collection by Kingston based fashion designer Jane Sutherland. Local talent included: Photography – Ange Henderson Hair – Adrian Barclay Make- up – Kerry Penisula-Spain Model – Amanda Tangiwai Model – Rebecca McKee C

Info & photos: Dave Loudon, D A L PHOTOGRAPHICS / MEDIA SOUTH There was 165 entries , with the oldest entry being a 1930 Rolls Royce and the most late model entry a 2012 Ford Falcon GT-P. A good crowd attended and there was plenty of local stalls selling food and other items. A great cross […]

Story by Lindsay Beer, Dave Loudon DAL PHOTOGRAPHICS The sight and sound of the Formula 1 Ferrari 412T1B V12 plus the 3-seater Arrows AX3 was a highlight for many at Teretonga this weekend. With much needed rain falling on Saturday (great for farmers not so for expensive F1 cars) the cars did not ru

Sun, sounds and a great crowd for the final Summer Sounds of Southland concert in Queens park, which was also the final gig for local band Into the East who have been on a grilling 5 week New Zealand wide tour part of the Creative NZ NOTE: Help  Into the East by voting as often as […]