Southland

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.

Watch as the Freedom Convoy NZ 2022 departs Bluff for Picton.

The Southern Smash South Island Disc Golf Championships will be held in Queens Park this weekend, even under the Red Light setting. This is a marquee event on the New Zealand tour and some of the country’s best players will descend on Invercargill for an epic weekend. Disc Golf South Invercargill co

A new jersey range is being launched this weekend adding style and value to New Zealand’s wool industry. This Saturday, Kate MacDonald will launch her business Davaar & Co, taking wool from her family property and producing homespun-style woollen jerseys. The entire product range is being manufactur

Clean energy industries are at the core of a new government plan for how Southland will cope with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shutting down. Release of the plan was delayed for several months but Minister of Energy and Resources Megan Woods said efforts to move Southland away from reliance on the

Southland Business Excellence Awards were held on Friday 28 January at Bill Richardson Transport World, under the red traffic light covid framework, to an in-house audience of 100 finalists, sponsors and judges, along with many watch parties viewing via live stream throughout the region. The awards

The Lumsden Heritage Trust has overseen another challenging recovery operation as it builds its impressive historic railways collection. The trust’s “A team” of contractors carefully hauled the wreckage of three JC Class sheep wagons up a steep gully near Hyde, in Central Otago, on Friday 28 January