Southland

Nearly 500 soldiers are about to descend on Gore — and residents shouldn't be startled by what they hear. Exercise Tauwharenīkau 2026, the New Zealand Army Reserve Force's largest warfighting exercise, kicks off this Saturday and runs through July 26. Around 450 New Zealand Army Reserve personnel

SIT's Zero Fees Scheme turns 25 this year, and the story of how it started still sounds like a gamble that nearly didn't happen. Southern Institute of Technology held a celebration at Hansen Hall last Thursday to mark the milestone, bringing together community leaders, business partners,

Four people have been arrested and charged over an alleged violent assault at a Mataura hotel carpark just before midnight on June 27. The arrests followed a coordinated police operation last week. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird said officers, backed by the Armed Offenders Squad, executed a number of search

An opportunity to see the cars close up, get some autographs from the drivers and then watch the field take the Ceremonial Start this Friday on Esk Street, outside Invercargill Central in Invercargill will set the scene for the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland which takes place on Saturday. The

The Eastern Southland Car Club have only ever organised one National Championship rally in their long history prior to this weekend – the Wrightcars – Hokonui Radio 4ZG Rally in 1984. That event was won by Inky Tulloch in a Ford Escort from Les Harris of Greymouth. Notably the man this weekend&

The Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), comes to the roads of the south this weekend and the best news of all is that a young Southlander leads the championship points for co-drivers going into the round. Twenty-three-year-old Hayden

It’s so positive to see Invercargill and Southland community pharmacies receiving a funding boost to help more local people access timely healthcare closer to home. From Riverton, to South City, local people rely on their community pharmacies – they’re so often the first port of call for advice and

New Zealand's first herd of special interest has been officially designated — and it's in Fiordland. The Fiordland wapiti herd has been granted herd of special interest (HOSI) status, a recognition that locks in hunter-led management of the herd and gives the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation a formal,