Southland

Andrew Graves of Gore has achieved much success in rallying as both a driver and co-driver but it is as a driver that he has entered the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC) on Saturday 18 July. Graves has

A Southland dairy farmer is heading to New Plymouth next week to chase the same national farming title his father won 26 years ago. Tom Slee, 29, is one of seven grand finalists in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition, running July 2–4 in New Plymouth. The

The Southern Steel are heading to the ANZ Premiership Grand Final, and head coach Wendy Frew is finally allowed to smile about it. All season the Invercargill-based side has run on a game-by-game mantra, refusing to look further ahead than the next match. That discipline paid off Sunday when they

The SBS Bank Southland Stags have bolstered their squad ahead of the 2026 NPC season, signing three players including a third-generation Southland rugby family member. Gregor Rutledge joins as a product of the Rugby Southland pathway system, completing a remarkable family hat-trick. His grandfather Leicester Rutledge made 113 appearances for

Every school in Gore District will have new variable speed limit signs in place by July 1. The static signs — not electronic flashing ones — remind drivers that lower speed limits apply during school drop-off and pick-up times. They're required under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits

The Tour of Southland turns 70 this November — and it's bringing back the legends to prove it. Australasia's longest-running multi-stage cycling event, the SBS Bank Tour of Southland, will hold its 70th edition from November 1 to 7, less than a year after the rescheduled 69th

Hospices across New Zealand are getting a $12 million funding boost, with Health Minister Simeon Brown confirming the uplift will take effect for 2026/27. The increase follows a review of hospice services conducted by Health New Zealand alongside Hospice New Zealand, which found wide variation in how much government

Te Anau's lakefront is finally taking shape — and construction could start by August. The Fiordland Community Board says detailed design work on the lakefront development is progressing well, with final design approval and tendering expected to be wrapped up in time for an August construction start. It'