Southland

The annual Tennis Southland Awards were held on Sunday 26th July, with a large number attending at the Ascot Hotel. A memorable afternoon – celebrating, acknowledging and thanking the awesome people involved in Southland tennis and concluding with a remembering of Southland’s beloved Peter White. Co

The race to the finals is on! The big question in the Premier Grade is now who will be playing Woodlands in the Galbraith Shield Final? This years reduced season means there are no playoffs, if a team wants a spot in the final they must finish top two. After the weekend Woodlands sit on […]

An error with charges relating to consents processed during the past two years has been identified. There are cases where an additional $3 per hour was incorrectly applied and this could result in some applicants being due a refund. The error relates to an incorrectly applied inflation adjustment fo

Sunday saw the ILT Stadium Southland heaving with competitive volleyballers from all over Southland and Southern Lakes for the Inaugural “Competitive Volleyfest”. Volleyball Southland Regional Development Manager Alissa Light said “When Tutuila Semi Vine from SKCY first approached us to do a Pacific

Police are investigating a suspicious fire on Main Street, Mataura on Sunday 26 July. The fire was located burning among macrocarpa trees in the rear section of a residential property at around 3am. The fire was well involved and had destroyed a garden shed on the property. Police would like to hear

The resilience of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel shone through when they upset the Northern Mystics 47-41 at the Auckland Netball Centre on Sunday. Injury-ravaged after losing two shooters to major injury, the Steel suffered another blow when playmaking Trinidad & Tobabgo shooting import Kalifa

Move it now, and make Rio Tinto pay later. That’s the message from Mataura to the government after freezing weather burst a sprinkler head at the disused paper mill in the Southland town where 8500 tonnes of potentially toxic waste is stored. The ouvea premix, a waste byproduct from the Tiwai Point

Arts and heritage is back near the top of the Invercargill City Council’s agenda, after councillors agreed to back deputy Mayor Toni Biddle’s motion to fast track Southland Museum plans. Although the focus may now be on re-opening the museum rather than a major redevelopment, Toni said she was just