Southland

Repairs will soon be under way to fix substantial damage to the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail caused by Southland’s February floods. ATMCT manager Susan Mackenzie said a funding injection of $379,793 plus GST approved in May by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) would have

Police were alerted to a tractor crash on a Eastern Southland farm just after 11am today in the Glenham area. Tragically a man died as a result of the crash. Police’s Serious Crash Unit attended and Worksafe NZ has been notified. Another person with moderate injuries was taken to Southland hospital

Transmission pricing changes are likely to have little effect on Southlanders’ power bills, with some forecast to pay slightly more and some slightly less from 2023, PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin says. The Electricity Authority yesterday (Wednesday June 10) announced new guidelines for tra

People like Adrian Cocker are the heartbeat of Southland Football. Cocker was a hockey player, a code in which he played one game for Southland, and while he only ever played a few games of social football, he has been involved as a volunteer since the late 1990s. Starting as an interested spectator

Police are appealing for any information of the whereabouts of a 1998 Harley-Davidson 98 Sportster Custom 120 motorcycle, registration number A4SAG. Anyone who can assist Police on the whereabouts of the motorcycle is urged to come forward. The case relates to the death of Russel Blackford who died

Each morning RNZ lists the warmest and coldest places in New Zealand and Lumsden has been a recurring early morning warm spot. Lumsden Hotel owner Tim Hanna talked with RNZ’s Morning Report about why the tiny Southland town’s climate is special. “It’s brilliant. We’re surrounded by mountains and hig

We have now moved to Alert Level 1 and with that, a lifting of a lot of the restrictions that we needed to plan for. With many Go Bus Senior Rugby pre season games kicking off this Saturday with the usual crowds of passionate fans, our advice to individuals is to enjoy the moment, but it […]

Today has been a great day for the Southland region! Following the Government’s announcement of the national Tourism Recovery Package and support for Regional Tourism Organisations, Air New Zealand has confirmed that an A320 jet service will operate between Auckland and Invercargill. The popular fli