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The fight to save a Southland birthing centre has reached the 11th hour as the formal downgrade date edges closer. The Southern District Health Board announced the Lumsden Maternity Centre would become a maternal and child hub last August, where babies are only delivered in emergencies. Community me

Over the last 5 days a little piece of Southland Sporting History, sending the very first Southland Mixed Team to the New Zealand Mens and Mixed Netball Association Mixed Netball Nationals. After a slower start on day one (that we are putting down to Jet Lag), the team won 7 games on the trot to […]

The game was a joint fundraiser for Garston School (Funds to fit seatbelts in their school bus) and also to the Blair Vining Foundation. The game was played in great conditions and drew a crowd of about 500. Scotty “ Sumo “ Stevenson commentated the game with a slant on providing a humorous commenta

It is with great sadness that today we mourn the loss of a true Southland rugby legend, Ray Harper. Ray passed away Thursday morning following a three year battle with cancer. Ray was the driving force behind getting Stadium Southland built. If you ask anyone about Ray, they will all say the same th

The inaugural Vital Signs Fight for Yellow two day tour was held over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of March. The Tour was developed from Mike and Tania of Vital Signs desire to see that a tour was available after the long running Tour de Lakes finished last year. Matt Zenovich was also […]

Police can now release the names of two people who died in separate crashes in Southland last month. Motorcyclist James Keith Heathcote, 60, of Invercargill died following a crash on Tiwai Road, Invercargill on March 19.  >>Read Funeral Notice>> Kieran Atirau Mahuika, 28, also of Invercargill, died

In another strong move for the Sal’s NBL, two new faces have been added to the National Basketball League Limited (NBLL) Board with Southland Sharks General Manager Jill Bolger and former Tall Black and NBL star Dillon Boucher joining the now 7-member group. “It’s a really good move for the League,

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of the toxic algae in the Aparima River at Thornbury and the Oreti River at Winton Bridge. Environment Southland science strategy and investigations manager Dr Elaine Moriarty advised that there are already alerts in place for sever