Southland

The Southland Sharks today added a new name ahead of this year’s New Zealand National Basketball League with confirmation of Jaylen Gerrand’s signing for the 2022 competition. Gerrand is no stranger to the NBL, entering his seventh season in the league having debuted for the Supercity Rangers in 201

Police can now name the person who died following a motorcycle crash in Otautau on Monday 7th February. He was 27-year-old Jeremy Dowling. Police’s thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his whānau and friends at this difficult time. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

World Tour cyclist Tom Scully had a Polish chef to thank for his fifth appearance in a Grand Tour earlier this year. The 2019 Southland Sportsperson of the Year is home for his first decent New Zealand summer in three years, nabbing one of the final two-week MIQ spots in order to be back in […]

Lessons learnt as one of New Zealand’s most promising long jumpers are standing Sam Colyer in good stead as he leaps into the next phase of his life. The former SBS Bank Academy Southland athlete has been working at SBS Bank’s Invercargill branch since last November as a Service Consultant, learning

Body located in Clutha River  A body was located and recovered from the Clutha River yesterday afternoon. The body was initially seen by members of the public in the river near Teviot who notified Police at about 4.30pm. While a post mortem and formal identification process is yet to be completed, i

The number of children being home schooled has increased 40 percent in the South since Covid-19 hit, as parents move to take more control of their education. The Ministry of Education has confirmed there have been significantly more applications for home education compared to 2019. Invercargill pare

The Southland Sharks continue to build a strong roster ahead of the New Zealand National Basketball League, today adding rising talent Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape to its squad for 2022. Leusogi-Ape is considered one of the games rising talents after bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old at the 2019 Pacif

One person has died following a crash involving a dirt bike on Knutsford Road, Bald Hill in Southland. The crash was reported to Police just before 3.30pm. The person died at the scene.