Southland

Highlanders First Five Eight and 2021 SBS Bank Southland Stags player of the year Marty Banks is back for the 2022 Bunnings NPC Season. Marty Banks made his Southland debut against Otago in 2021, going on to play nine games last season for the Stags, being named both supporters club and Southland St

Fashion designer Jane Sutherland has finally opened her workshop and studio to the public in Kingston after 18 years in business.  Established in 2004, her label started with jewellery and eventually became her inroad into the fashion industry, where she has been making a name for herself using fabr

Update from Environment Southland Water Shortage Direction Amendment The Gore District Council is moving to level 2 water restrictions for Gore and Mataura, effective immediately. Level 2 restrictions include: Residents can water vegetable gardens, using any method, between 7:00am – 9:00am or 7:00pm

Great South has appointed Mark Frood as GM Tourism and Events for a fixed term through to June 2023. The appointment is to cover for Bobbi Brown, who is on secondment as project lead for Beyond 2025 Southland, the long-term planning project for the region as part of the Southland Just Transition wor

Water restrictions have been introduced throughout Southland district. Low rainfall in Southland district since before Christmas has depleted the levels of Southland rivers, streams, aquifers and lakes. To conserve water, unattended sprinklers or hoses are not allowed to operate anywhere on Southlan

Fire and Emergency is in attendance at an ammonia leak at a the Alliance Lorneville meat plant on Crowe Road, just out of Invercargill. There are five crews and a command unit at the scene. District Manager Julian Tohiariki asks people in the immediate area to please stay inside and keep all windows

Super Truck racer Alex Little of Lower Hutt maintained his success rate at Teretonga Park during the New Zealand Super Truck Championship this weekend. Little stood atop the podium at the Invercargill circuit for the fourth time after winning the round from Troy Wheeler of Hicks Bay and Shane Gray o

Update: 9:30pm Saturday 19th March: SH1 Dacre will remain CLOSED overnight between the intersections of SH98 & Kerr Rd on SH1. Northbound traffic detour via Grove Bush-Woodlands Rd & SH98, reverse for southbound. The next update will be provided by Sun 20 Mar. Officers were seeking the man in relati