Southland

The Southland Charity Hospital is by the community, for the community: and it is set to bring something pretty special to the public. To pay tribute to everybody who has supported the cause – and to mark the first anniversary of the death of cancer care advocate, Blair Vining, whose epic fight for m

As the president of the Te Anau Rugby Club on Saturday Nathan Botting had the privilege of awarding a life membership to Vaughan Grieg, one of Te Anau’s most loyal and hardworking club members. Vaughan has over 30 years commitment to the green and gold and the Te Anau rugby club. His commitment star

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel celebrated their long-awaited return to Invercargill by producing an upset 51-47 win over the high-flying Northern Mystics on Friday, in an outing that had plenty riding on it. Coming off a double loss last weekend and residing near the foot of the table, the Stee

An innovative social media campaign has been created to encourage Southland parents not to shy away from those awkward conversations with their children and other parents about alcohol and parties. Are Your Blinders On? has been developed by Healthy Attitudes Towards Alcohol (HATA), a collective of

The Sport NZ Community Resilience Fund Phase 2 opens today and will be administered through New Zealand’s 14 regional sports trusts due to the strength of their networks into their local sport and recreation communities. Eligible organisations can apply for a maximum of $25,000. Southland’s play, ac

Southland Police have arrested and charged two people in relation to the murder of Dale Watene. A 30-year-old woman has been charged with murder and a 23-year-old man with accessory after the fact to murder, they are due to appear in Invercargill District Court today, Detective Senior Sergeant Stuar

Police are asking for the public’s help after a man was seen on a number of properties on Old Coach Road on Friday 31 July. He was reportedly carrying two red fuel cans, and at one property he took a set of keys from a vehicle. The man is described as Caucasian, in his 40s, […]

The dairy giant Fonterra is casting ambitious eyes at the electricity that is about to become available after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes. But it needs to get a big cut in the price it pays before a deal can be made. Meridian Energy is keen on selling power to Fonterra but doesn’t want