Southland

Build it and they will come…. the Southland Charity Hospital is calling on all tradespeople in the area to help turn its vision into a reality. An information evening will be held tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 26), for tradies to be involved in helping get the hospital project off the ground. Th

Sad news from with the passing of Elizabeth Miller ANZLA, MBE ( Miss Miller), Dreamweaver. Miss Miller had a unique talent for bringing books and stories to life for hundreds upon hundreds of children over many years as well as being a long serving librarian. As some have already commented, Miss Mil

A classic mate-against-mate showdown is looming for Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel co-captains Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit and Gina Crampton tomorrow. The duo will go head-to-head in the coaching ranks at the helm of the two teams contesting an exhibition match before the ANZ Premiership Grand Final

A new agriculture redeployment programme through the Southern Institute of Technology’s rural campus (Telford), has quickly filled a gap in the rural contracting sector. The programme was introduced in June in response to the post-lockdown job market, and to help fill employment needs in the rural s

Sam Colyer may never compete in long jump or triple jump again after a severe foot dislocation from rugby in July. The former New Zealand under-18 and under-20 champion jumper is currently in plaster after recovering from two surgeries, and still faces weeks of rehabilitation. “I will never have the

Note: This article was written before the change to level 2. Southern netball legend Wendy Frew still gets goosebumps when she recalls the thrill of playing to a packed house of frenzied netball fans at ILT Stadium Southland. “It’s a feeling like no other and it’s actually hard to describe just how

Almost 8000 bricks have been purchased and a whopping $680,000 raised from the ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign so far. But the full extent of the fundraising won’t be known for awhile yet, as it just keeps on growing by the day. Organisers had hoped to sell 5000 bricks when they first kicked off, and were […

Invercargill Police are looking for witnesses to yesterday’s serious crash on State Highway 1 – Edendale-Woodlands Highway, Dacre. The collision, involving a car and a cow, was reported to Police about 6.45am. The driver of the car was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital and remains in a serious but stabl