Southland

A new agriculture redeployment programme through the Southern Institute of Technology’s rural campus (Telford), has quickly filled a gap in the rural contracting sector. The programme was introduced in June in response to the post-lockdown job market, and to help fill employment needs in the rural s

Sam Colyer may never compete in long jump or triple jump again after a severe foot dislocation from rugby in July. The former New Zealand under-18 and under-20 champion jumper is currently in plaster after recovering from two surgeries, and still faces weeks of rehabilitation. “I will never have the

Note: This article was written before the change to level 2. Southern netball legend Wendy Frew still gets goosebumps when she recalls the thrill of playing to a packed house of frenzied netball fans at ILT Stadium Southland. “It’s a feeling like no other and it’s actually hard to describe just how

Almost 8000 bricks have been purchased and a whopping $680,000 raised from the ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign so far. But the full extent of the fundraising won’t be known for awhile yet, as it just keeps on growing by the day. Organisers had hoped to sell 5000 bricks when they first kicked off, and were […

Invercargill Police are looking for witnesses to yesterday’s serious crash on State Highway 1 – Edendale-Woodlands Highway, Dacre. The collision, involving a car and a cow, was reported to Police about 6.45am. The driver of the car was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital and remains in a serious but stabl

Of the ten football clubs in Southland three currently have female Presidents and each of them share common ground. All three acknowledge supportive, hard-working committees that back them up and all three talk of social, family orientated clubs. Bronwyn Campbell, President of Winton FC, got involve

Update: SH1 DACRE TO EDENDALE, SOUTHLAND – SERIOUS CRASH – FINAL UPDATE 10AM This serious crash on SH1 #Dacre has been CLEARED and the road is fully OPEN in both directions. A St John Ambulance spokesperson one person has been flown to Dunedin Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition. Detour r

Invercargill Police investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred on Tay Street last week have made an arrest. On 7 August three offenders entered an address on Tay Street and assaulted a person before taking a number of items from them. As the trio left the premises and got into a vehicle, the