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It is with very heavy hearts that the Te Anau Tartan Festival committee announces the cancellation of its 2022 event. Chairman Chris Watson said the group had been excited about the events planned for this year and the huge numbers of people it would have brought to the town, which has been sufferin

Grass roots motorsport in the wide, open spaces of a farm paddock. That is the recipe when the Southland Sports Car Club, in association with Evolution Motorsport, hold their annual Kings Grass Autocross 2022 at the King family farm at 136 King Road, Rakahouka on Sunday 13 February. The autocross is

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