Two Lotto players from Hastings and Waikato will be popping the champagne after taking home $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Hastings in Hastings and on MyLotto to a player from Waikato. Powerball was not struck this evening
Otago and Southland Fire and Emergency is a big advocate for mental health. Participating in Mullets for Mental Health, developing a serious of Facebook posts for Mental Health Awareness Week and now hosting a free community Mike King ‘I am Hope Tour’. Firefighters attend vehicle accidents, house fi
Airborne mould spores have been eliminated at Southland District Council’s library building in Wemyss Street, Winton. Group manager customer delivery Trudie Hurst said the latest comprehensive testing had confirmed the mould issue and fungal contamination which forced the building to close in May ha
Cantabrian Michael Vink has won back-to-back SBS Bank Tour of Southland titles. The first rider to successfully defend his title since Hayden Roulston in 2008, Vink (Placemakers) finished third in this morning’s individual time trial and controlled the front of the race over the final 77km stage fro
Defending champion Michael Vink will take a handy lead into the final stage of the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. Vink (Placemakers) has finished third in the penultimate stage, a 13km individual time trial based at Winton, with stage honours going to newly promoted New Zealand endurance track rid
Defending champion Michael Vink has put himself within grasp of a second SBS Bank Tour of Southland title after a stunning ride by his Placemakers team on the penultimate day of the race’s 63rd edition. Starting the 151km stage from Invercargill to Gore in third place, trailing Mexican rider Eder Fr
Mexcican rider Eder Frayre has produced a second impressive climbing performance as the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s yellow jersey settles a little more securely onto his shoulders. The Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider scored his second stage win in as many days, backing up from Wednesday’s vi
NCEA Level 2 student Robbie Jackson of The Catlins Area School has been awarded The Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award for his successes throughout the year, both vocationally and academically. Robbie attended an Agricultural class one day a week at Telford Campus this year, in addition to
